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US 7,069,698 B2Granted
Method and apparatus for coupling structures to roofing
OwnerStephen F. Neeinventor
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Abstract
An apparatus and method of coupling structures to a roof is made up of a multi-layered roofing assembly having a structure with a first portion disposed between the layers and a second portion disposed outside the layers. The structure may be embodied as a snow guard to help maintain snow on a roof or as a cable holder to help space a cable from a roof surface.
Claims19
A snow guard assembly, comprising:
- a first roofing membrane having an opening extending from a first surface of the first membrane to a second surface of the first membrane, the first roofing membrane having at least four first membrane perimeter sides;
- a second roofing membrane having at least four second membrane perimeter sides, wherein at least three of the second membrane perimeter sides are bonded to the second surface of the first roofing membrane along at least three of the first membrane perimeter sides;
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- a snow guard having a pocket coupled to at least one tab, the pocket disposed adjacent the first surface of the first roofing membrane and the tab disposed adjacent the second surface of the first roofing membrane and the second roofing membrane.
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A snow guard assembly, comprising:
- a first roofing membrane having an opening extending from a first surface of the first membrane to a second surface of the first membrane;
- a second roofing membrane bonded to the second surface of the first membrane along a substantial perimeter of the first membrane;
- a snow guard having a pocket coupled to at least one tab, the pocket disposed adjacent the first surface of the first membrane and the tab disposed adjacent the second surface of the first membrane;
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- wherein an edge of the tab is disposed at angle to a horizontal axis, the angle being greater than 15° and less than 75°.
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A snow guard assembly, comprising:
- a first roofing membrane having an opening extending from a first surface of the first roofing membrane to a second surface of the first roofing membrane, the first roofing membrane having at least four first membrane perimeter sides, the first roofing membrane bonded to a membrane roof along at least three of the first membrane perimeter sides;
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- a snow guard having a pocket coupled to at least one tab, the pocket disposed adjacent the first surface of the first membrane and the tab disposed adjacent the second surface of the first membrane.
A roofing assembly, comprising:
- a first roofing membrane having an opening extending from a first surface of the first roofing membrane to a second surface of the first roofing membrane, the first roofing membrane having at least four first membrane perimeter sides;
- a second roofing membrane having at least four second membrane perimeter sides;
- a watertight seal formed between the first roofing membrane and the second roofing membrane along at least three of the first membrane perimeter sides;
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- a snow guard having a first portion disposed adjacent the first roofing membrane and the second roofing membrane and a second portion disposed adjacent to the first surface of the first roofing membrane said second portion being formed as a pocket.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.