Snow guard

A one-piece, molded plastic snow guard comprising a base having a front end, a back end, a left side, a right side, a top surface and a bottom surface, a plate extending from the top surface of the base and support members having lower edges integrally attached to the top surface of the base and inner edges integrally attached to the plate, wherein the base further comprises low side portions, an elevated middle portion, upward and inward sloping portions extending from the low side portions to the elevated middle portion, with the sloping portions and middle portion defining a rib-receiving channel, multiple vents provided in the bottom surface of the side portions, extending from side edges of the base and open inward where the sloping portions meet the side portions, and baffles extending from and removably connected to bottom surface of the middle portion of the base, wherein the plate extends generally perpendicularly upward between the sides of the base from the top surface of the base near the front end and has a front wall and a back wall, and wherein the support members further comprise a first support member having an inner edge integrally attached to the front wall of the plate, a second support member having an inner edge integrally attached to the back wall of the plate, and a third support member having an inner edge integrally attached to the back wall, with the first member extending from approximately a center of the front wall, the second member extending from a region of the back wall near a left side of the plate, and with the third member extending from a region of the back wall near a right side of the plate.

A method for preventing snow and ice from falling from roots comprising providing multiple snow guards and adhesively attaching the snow guards to a roof surface, wherein each snow guard further comprises a base having a top surface and a bottom surface, a plate extending generally perpendicularly from the top surface of the base and support members having lower edges integrally attached to the top surface of the base and inner edges integrally attached to the plate, wherein the base further comprises multiple vents provided in the bottom surface of the base and extending inward from side edges of the base, and wherein adhesively attaching the snow guards further comprises applying adhesive to the bottom surface of the base, pressing the bottom surface of the base against the roof surface, and allowing gas to exit from between the roof surface and the lower surface of the base through the vents, wherein each snow guard further comprises low side portions, an elevated middle portion, and upward and inward sloping portions extending from the low side portions to the elevated middle portion, with the sloping portions and middle portion defining a rib-receiving channel, wherein the vents are provided in the bottom surface of the side portions and terminate where the sloping portions meet the side portions, and wherein adhesively attaching the snow guards further comprises applying adhesive in the rib-receiving channel, placing the bottom surface of the base on a flat roof surface, and preventing adhesive from exiting ends of the base by providing baffles extending from the bottom surface of the middle portion.