US 6,438,803 B2 · Systems and methods for connecting skylight components

Abstract

Various skylight connectors are disclosed. A sheet is integrally formed with tabs along opposed axial edges of the sheet, and the sheet can be bent into a tubular configuration with the tabs along one edge engaging tab holes along the other edge and vice-versa to hold the sheet in the tubular configuration. Also, a skylight dome fastener adaptor includes a hollow body, and ribs are formed on the outer surface to engage a hole in a skylight dome to impede rotation of the body in the hole when a fastener is disposed in the adaptor and threadably engaged with a dome flashing. Additionally, various quick connect zip ties and clips are disclosed for quickly and easily engaging components of a skylight assembly.

Claims2

Dependent claims

A zip tie, comprising:

an elongated body defining first and second ends, a ratchet structure being formed on the body, the zip tie not being formed with any structure for engaging the ratchet structure of the body;
and
a clip arm attached to and extending perpendicularly away from the first end of the body, the clip arm defining a channel extending completely through the arm and configured to receive a threaded fastener therethrough in self-tapping threadable engagement, whereby the ratchet structure is for engaging a first element other than the zip tie and the fastener is for engaging a second element other than the zip tie such that the zip tie can interconnect the first and second elements.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

09/932,670Filed 17 Aug 2001 · division

Priority

7 Oct 1999

Published

US 2001/0049914 A113 Dec 2001

Granted

27 Aug 2002

Term ends

Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification9 codes

F21S 11/00
Non-electric lighting devices or systems using daylight
E04B 9/32
Ceilings; Construction of ceilings, e.g. false ceilings; Ceiling construction with regard to insulation: translucent ceilings, i.e. permitting…
E04D 13/03
Special arrangements or devices in connection with roof coverings; Protection against birds; Roof drainage ; Sky-lights: sky-lights; Domes;…
E04D 2013/0345
Daylight conveying tubular skylights: with skylight shafts extending from roof to ceiling

Systems and methods for connecting skylight components

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Systems and methods for connecting skylight components

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Abstract

Claims2