Roof mounting assembly
OwnerAlden T. Gibbsinventor
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Abstract
A roof mounting assembly includes rows of pans mounted to the understructure of a roof by hooking the pans around support tracks. Rows of roofing panels are mounted over the respective rows of pans with adjacent roofing panels generally abutting each other to create a joint located above the central area of an underlying pan so that the pan acts as a barrier to prevent rain water and the like from flowing through the joint and directly to the understructure. By using underlying pans to prevent leakage, it is possible to minimize the amount of panel overlapping. The panels are preferably mounted to the tracks by separate hook members. The upper end of each panel is between and against an overlying panel and an underlying track.
Claims27
A covering assembly for covering a roof or side of a structure comprising an understructure, a plurality of spaced parallel tracks mounted to said understructure, each of said mounting tracks having a base portion secured to said understructure and an intermediate connecting portion extending away from said base portion with an offset portion extending away from said intermediate portion generally parallel to said base portion, said offset portion terminating in a bent end extending toward said base portion, a plurality of covering panels, each of said covering panels having an exposed side and an underside, a resilient clip mounted around said panel and detachably hooked to said offset portion of said track, said clip having a first free end disposed against said exposed side of said panel and a second free end extending around said offset portion of said track, said second free end terminating in a bent portion hooked around said bent end of said offset portion, and said panels being disposed in rows with each of the panels in a respective row detachably mounted to one of said tracks and with said rows of panels overlapping each other.
A covering assembly for covering a roof or side of a structure comprising an understructure, a plurality of rows of elongated pans, a plurality of rows of covering panels, each of said pans having a central portion defined by elongated side edges joined by upper and lower edges, a hook structure extending generally from one of said edges, said hook structure having a first surface extending downwardly away from said central portion and joined to a second surface generally parallel to said central portion disposed directly below and spaced from said central portion, said hook structure thereby including three mounting surfaces comprising said central portion and the downward extension and said second surface, each of said pans being detachably mounted to said understructure by said hook structure being hooked around and against said understructure, adjacent rows of said pans being mounted to overlap each other with said lower edges of one row of said pans overlapping said upper edges of an adjacent lower row of said pans, each of said panels having elongated side edges joined by upper and lower edges, each of said rows of panels comprising adjacent panels having side edges disposed generally against each other to create sets of longitudinal joints at said side edges of adjacent panels, said panels being disposed over said pans and staggered with respect to said pans, each said pans having a front surface and a rear surface, a panel receiving hook on said front surface detachably mounting said panels to said understructure with said pans located at and below each of said joints, each of said joints being at a location between said side edges of said pan, said location of said pan being imperforate, said pans and said panels being compliantly and tightly mounted to said understructure, the undersurface of a pan being in contact with the outer surface of an underlying panel, and said pan being of generally the same length as said panels at said location of said joint to generally prevent flow of water through said joint directly to said understructure.
A covering assembly for covering a roof or side of a structure comprising an understructure, a plurality of rows of aligned pans, said pans in each of said rows being spaced from each other, each of said pans having an upper head portion and a lower base portion said head portion being fastened to said understructure, a stabilizing member spanning and connecting a pair of lower adjacent pans, said base portion of an upper pan being located between said pair of lower adjacent pans and engaged with said stabilizing member, and hook structure on each of said pans for receiving a panel.
A covering assembly for covering a roof or side of a structure comprising an undersurface in the form of a plurality of spaced battens, a plurality of pans, each of said pans having a head end and a base end, each of said pans having an upper surface, said head end terminating in a downwardly extending flange disposed against an upper batten, said base end having integral tabs secured to a lower one of said battens, a hook mounted to said head end, and a panel received in said hook.
A covering assembly for covering a roof or side of a structure in the form of a plurality of spaced battens, a plurality of spaced aligned track segments on each of said battens, each of said track segments having an upper flange which extends away from said batten and terminates in a free end located in an open space between pairs of adjacent battens, each of said track segments having a side wall disposed against a side wall of said batten each of said track segments having a lower base section disposed against and fastened to a second side wall of said batten, and a panel assembly mounted against said upper wall and engaged with said free end of said upper flange.
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