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US 5,579,611 AGranted
Roof water dispersal system
AssigneeSavetime Corporation
InventorsErwine T. Buckenmaier, Richard J. Urban
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AssigneeSavetime Corporation
InventorsErwine T. Buckenmaier, Richard J. Urban
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A roof water dispersal system includes a plurality of longitudinally extending dispersal elements mounted near the edge of a roof structure for receiving and dispersing streams of roof run-off water. The dispersal elements are spaced apart from each other and assembled into a unit mounted to receive the streams of run-off roof water, and the individual elements within the overall assembly can vary in shape, thickness or material to provide an optimal balance between dispersal efficiency and strength of the overall assembly. The dispersal elements of the assembly are supported by transverse elements which maintain the dispersal elements in predetermined relative positions within the assembly and mount the overall assembly relative to the edge of the roof structure. The system of the present invention includes transverse supporting elements which are positioned above the longitudinally extending dispersal elements. A further feature includes lateral barrier elements mounted along the longitudinally dispersal elements and spaced a predetermined distance apart from each other to control lateral flow of water received by the dispersal elements. The improvements provided by the top-suspended rain dispersal assembly increase the efficiency of the roof-water dispersion operation and reduce ground erosion beneath the dispersal assembly.
A roof water dispersal system comprising a plurality of longitudinally extending dispersal elements adapted to being oriented at a predetermined position relative to a drip edge of a roof structure, and at least one transverse element intersecting said plurality of dispersal elements at a substantially perpendicular angular orientation relative thereto, said at least one transverse element being oriented above said plurality of dispersal elements for providing said dispersal elements with overhead support.
A roof water dispersal system comprising a plurality of longitudinally extending dispersal elements, and means for mounting said plurality of dispersal elements relative to a drip edge of a roof structure to receive and disperse water flowing from said roof structure, at least one of said dispersal elements including at least one barrier element thereon, said barrier element being oriented in a plane substantially perpendicular relative to the longitudinal axis of said at least one dispersal element, said barrier element impeding the lateral flow of water along said at least one dispersal element to which said at least barrier element is mounted.
A roof water dispersal system comprising a plurality of longitudinally extending dispersal elements adapted to be mounted relative to a drip edge of a roof of a building structure for receiving water flowing from said roof, at least one of said dispersal elements being an innermost dispersal element and located closer to said structure than the other of said dispersal elements, said roof water dispersal system further including at least one transverse element intersecting said plurality of dispersal elements at a substantially perpendicular angle relative thereto, said at least one transverse element being oriented above said plurality of disperser elements for providing overhead support to said plurality of disperser elements, said at least one transverse element including means for mounting said roof water dispersal system relative to said drip edge of said roof such that the distance between said innermost dispersal element and said structure to which said roof water dispersal system is mounted is selectively variable in a range between zero spacing (in which said innermost dispersal element is contiguous with said structure) and a predetermined spacing greater than zero.
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