System for attaching an article to a roof and method of use
OwnerStuart H. Wentworth, Claudia H. Wentworthinventors
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Abstract
A system for attaching an article to a roof having shingles disposed on top of a structural member includes a flashing member which is rotatably connected to a stanchion. The flashing member includes a sheet of flashing which is slid up under one or more shingles. A hole is drilled through the shingles and into the structural member. The stanchion is then bolted to the structural member.
Claims3
A system for attaching an article to a roof having shingles disposed on top of a structural member, said system comprising:
- a sheet of flashing having an aperture;
- an upstanding sleeve connected to said sheet of flashing, said sleeve completely surrounding said aperture;
- a stanchion connected to said sheet of flashing;
- said stanchion having a hole which is shaped and dimensioned to receive said sleeve;
- said sheet of flashing slidable underneath the shingles of the roof without the need to remove the shingles;
- said sleeve having a circular distal end;
- and,
- said circular distal end of said sleeve being flared to hold said stanchion and said sheet of flashing together.
A system for attaching an article to a roof having shingles disposed on top of a structural member, said system comprising:
- a sheet of flashing having an aperture;
- an upstanding sleeve connected to said sheet of flashing, said sleeve completely surrounding said aperture;
- a stanchion connected to said sheet of flashing;
- said stanchion having a hole which is shaped and dimensioned to receive said sleeve;
- said sheet of flashing slidable underneath the shingles of the roof without the need to remove the shingles;
- said stanchion 360° rotatable about said sleeve;
- said sleeve having a circular distal end;
- said circular distal end of said sleeve being flared to hold said stanchion and said sheet of flashing together;
- said hole in said stanchion having a flared portion to accommodate said flared distal end of said sleeve;
- said sleeve being cylindrical;
- said sheet of flashing having a center;
- and,
- said stanchion offset from said center of said sheet of flashing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.