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US 8,714,305 B2Granted
Quick connect roof clip and roof jack
AssigneeRoofing Technologies, LLC
InventorScott Fontaine
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Abstract
A quick connect roof clip is releasably attachable to at least one quick connect roof jack. The quick connect roof clip is releasable from the quick connect roof jack and may be left in place for later use. A structure or element is provided for attachment of a lanyard attachment. The quick connect roof clip and quick connect roof jack may be releasably connected by a quick connect attachment head.
Claims9
A roof jack system comprising:
- a roof jack comprising:
- a base,
- a plank-receiving portion connected to the base at a first end of the roof jack, and
- an adjustable-length portion connected to the plank-receiving portion and to a second end of the roof jack,
- an attachment head releasably attached to a clip affixable to a roof, which attachment head comprises:
- a plate attached to the first end of the roof jack, wherein the plate is held above the base of the roof jack by a first attachment head-roof jack connector and wherein a bottom of the plate is held a sufficient distance above the base of the roof jack by the first attachment head-roof jack connector to accommodate the roof-affixable clip when both are on a roof,
- the first attachment head-roof jack connector connecting the attachment head and the roof jack, and
- a projection releasably attachable to the roof affixable clip;
- the clip affixable to a roof comprising:
- a first portion comprising one or more perforations, which perforation is not open to an edge of the roof affixable clip and which perforation is sized to receive a fastener to attach the roof affixable clip to a roof,
- a second portion comprising an opening sized to accommodate the projection, wherein the second portion is oriented on the same horizontal axis as the first portion and wherein a bottom surface of the second portion is above a top surface of the first portion, providing an open space below the bottom surface of the second portion, and
- a sloped portion connecting the first and second portions.
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