Roof mounting assembly
OwnerGregory M. Wienerinventor
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Abstract
An apparatus for securing a roof-mounted structure to a roof is disclosed. The apparatus comprises: a shaft extending along a longitudinal shaft axis and including a first end opposing a second end; the first end including a roof fastening portion; the second end including a drive part and an anchor portion for securing the roof-mounted structure to the shaft; and the shaft including a radially projecting shoulder surface disposed between the first and second ends and oriented toward the first end.
Claims19
An apparatus for securing a roof-mounted structure comprising:
- a roof;
- a shaft extending along a longitudinal shaft axis and including a first end opposing a second end;
- the first end including a roof fastening portion secured within the roof;
- the second end including a drive part and an anchor portion for securing the roof-mounted structure to the shaft;
- the shaft including a radially projecting shoulder surface disposed between the first and second ends and oriented toward the first end;
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- a washer of sufficient size to form a watertight seal with a surface of the roof disposed on the shaft and positioned on the surface of the roof between the surface of the roof and the shoulder surface, the shoulder surface engaging the washer to urge the washer into sealing contact with the surface of the roof.
A method of securing a roof mounted structure to a roof having at least one roof tile overlying a roof support structure using a shaft and a washer, the shaft including a roof fastening portion disposed at a first end of the shaft, a drive part and an anchor portion disposed at a second end of the shaft opposing the first end, and an integrally formed radially projecting shoulder surface disposed between the first and second ends and oriented toward the first end, the washer having of sufficient size to form a watertight seal with the roof and having a first surface opposing a second surface and defining a through aperture sized to receive the roof fastening portion of the shaft, the method comprising:
- positioning the second surface of the washer in contact with an outer surface of the at least one roof tile and axially aligning the roof fastening portion with the through aperture;
- engaging the drive part to drive the roof fastening portion through the at least one roof tile and into the roof support structure such that the shoulder surface engages the first surface of the washer to urge the washer towards the outer surface of the at least one roof tile and provide a watertight seal between the second surface and the outer surface of the at least one roof tile;
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- securing a roof mounted structure to the anchor portion.
An apparatus for securing a roof-mounted structure comprising:
- a roof having a plurality of roof tiles overlying a roof support structure;
- a shaft having a shaft diameter extending along a longitudinal shaft axis and including a first end opposing a second end;
- the first end including a roof fastening portion having external wood threads threadedly engaged with the roof support structure;
- the second end including a screw drive and an anchor portion, the screw drive having a head with a head diameter equal to or less than the shaft diameter and configured for engagement with a drive socket and the anchor portion having exterior machine screw threads configured for threaded engagement with the roof-mounted structure;
- a flange integrally formed with the shaft and disposed between the first and second ends, the flange projecting radially from the shaft to define a shoulder surface oriented toward the first end;
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- a washer having an outer diameter of at least approximately 3 inches and having a first surface opposing a second surface forming a rubber layer, the washer defining a through aperture sized to receive the roof fastening portion of the shaft, the washer disposed on the shaft and positioned on an outer surface of at least one of the plurality of roof tiles between the outer surface of the at least one roof tile and the shoulder surface, wherein at least a portion of the first surface is engaged by the shoulder surface such that the second surface is urged into sealing contact with the outer surface of the at least one roof tile to provide a watertight seal between the washer and the outer surface of the at least one roof tile.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.