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US 7,178,295 B2Granted
Shingle assembly
AssigneePowerLight Corporation
InventorThomas L. Dinwoodie
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Abstract
A barrier, such as a PV module, is secured to a base by a support to create a shingle assembly with a venting region defined between the barrier and base for temperature regulation. The first edge of one base may be interengageable with the second edge of an adjacent base to be capable of resisting first and second disengaging forces oriented perpendicular to the edges and along planes oriented parallel to and perpendicular to the base. A deflector may be used to help reduce wind uplift forces.
Claims22
A plurality of shingle assemblies for use on an inclined support surface comprising:
- a plurality of barriers;
- a plurality of bases, each base having first, upper and second, lower edges;
- a support securing individual ones of at least some of the barriers to individual ones of at least some of the bases to create a plurality of shingle assemblies, the base of each shingle assembly underlying at least substantially all of the barrier of each shingle assembly;
- each said shingle assembly defining a venting region between the barrier and the base for temperature regulation;
- the barriers each comprising an upper surface and first and second barrier edges on opposite sides of the barrier with the venting region fluidly coupled to the upper surface;
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- said first, upper and second, lower edges comprising first and second interengageable elements so that said second, lower edge of one base is overlappable with and is interengageable with said first, upper edge of an adjacent base to be capable of resisting first and second disengaging forces, said first disengaging force oriented perpendicular to said edges along a plane oriented parallel to the base, said second disengaging force oriented perpendicular to said edges along a plane oriented perpendicular to the base.
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A plurality of shingle assemblies comprising:
- a plurality of barriers;
- a plurality of bases, each base having first and second edges;
- a support securing individual ones of at least some of the barriers to individual ones of at least some of the bases to create a plurality of shingle assemblies, the base of each shingle assembly underlying at least substantially all of the barrier of each shingle assembly;
- each said shingle assembly defining a venting region between the barrier and the base for temperature regulation;
- the barriers each comprising an upper surface and first and second edges on opposite sides of the barrier with the venting region fluidly coupled to the upper surface;
- said first and second edges comprising first and second interengageable elements so that said first edge of one base is interengageable with said second edge of an adjacent base to be capable of resisting first and second disengaging forces, said first disengaging force oriented perpendicular to said edges along a plane oriented parallel to the base, said second disengaging force oriented perpendicular to said edges along a lane oriented perpendicular to the base;
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- said first and second elements comprising recurved extensions of said base.
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A shingle assembly for use on an inclined support surface comprising:
- a barrier;
- a base having first, upper and second, lower edges;
- a support securing the barrier to the base to create a shingle assembly;
- said shingle assembly defining a venting region between the barrier and the base for temperature regulation;
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- said first, upper and second, lower edges comprising first and second interengageable elements so that said second, lower edge of one base is overlappable with and is interengageable with said first, upper edge of an adjacent base to be capable of resisting first and second disengaging forces, said first disengaging force oriented perpendicular to said edges along a plane oriented parallel to the base, said second disengaging force oriented perpendicular to said edges along a plane oriented perpendicular to the base;
- the barrier having an inner surface and the base having an outer surface, said inner and outer surfaces facing one another and
- a low emissivity element associated with at least one of the barrier and the base.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.