Snow bracket

A snow bracket for tile roofs comprising an elongated body with a snow retention end and a roof attachment end,

• the elongated body in the form of an elongated strip extending along a longitudinal axis and dimensioned to pass between an overlying tile and an underlying tile of a roof,
• the snow retention end having a snow barrier member, a base member, and a diagonal member joined in a generally triangular configuration with the barrier member extending generally perpendicular and upward from the elongated body and the base member and the diagonal member extending from the top of the barrier member to the base member with the barrier member presenting a snow retention surface,
• the roof attachment end comprising an attachment member extending downwardly and generally perpendicular to the elongated body, a barb in the form a pointed projection attached to the attachment member on an axis generally parallel to the longitudinal axis with the point extending toward the snow retention end and adapted to be held in a roof batten supporting the underlying tile.

A method for attaching a snow bracket having an elongated body to a tile roof comprising lifting a downward free end of an overlying tile that is overlying an underlying tile,

• inserting a roof retention end of a snow bracket between the tiles,
• hooking a pointed barb that extends from the roof attachment end with a point extending toward a snow retention end onto a batten supporting the underlying tile, such that the point of the barb contacts the batten and penetrates the batten surface, the roof attachment end comprising an attachment member extending downwardly and generally perpendicular to the elongated body, the barb in the form a pointed projection attached to the attachment member on an axis generally parallel to the elongated body with the point extending toward the snow retention end, lowering the downward end of the overlying tile.