# US 8,739,471 B2 · Assembly for securing a component to a roof > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 8,739,471 B2 - Document ID: US8739471B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 14/034,310 - Filed: 2013-09-23 - Published: 2014-01-16 - Granted: 2014-06-03 - Earliest claimed: 2008-05-22 - Assignees: Sunrun Soutii LLC - Applicants: Mainstream Energy Corporation - Inventors: Greg McPheeters; Chris Oestreich; Ethan Miller - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US8739471B2 ## CPC - H02S 20/23: specially adapted for roof structures - E04D 13/00: Special arrangements or devices in connection with roof coverings; {Protection against birds;} Roof drainage {; Sky-lights} (ventilation tiles E04D1/30; ventilation slabs E04D3/40; internal channels E04F17/00) - E04D 13/1476: {wherein the parts extending above the roof have a generally circular cross-section} - F16B 37/045: {specially adapted for fastening in channels, e.g. sliding bolts, channel nuts} - F16M 13/02: for supporting on, or attaching to, an object, e.g. tree, gate, window-frame, cycle - F24S 25/00: Arrangement of stationary mountings or supports for solar heat collector modules - F24S 25/10: extending in directions away from a supporting surface - F24S 25/30: using elongate rigid mounting elements extending substantially along the supporting surface, e.g. for covering buildings with solar heat collectors (extending in directions away from the supporting surface F24S25/10; peripheral frames for modules F24S25/20) - F24S 25/61: for fixing to the ground or to building structures - F24S 25/615: for fixing to protruding parts of buildings, e.g. to corrugations or to standing seams - F24S 25/636: clamping by screw-threaded elements - H01Q 1/1207: {for fastening a rigid aerial element} - F16B 2200/40: Clamping arrangements where clamping parts are received in recesses of elements to be connected - F16B 2200/403: Threaded clamping parts - F24S 2025/6002: {by using hooks} - Y02B 10/10: Photovoltaic [PV] - Y02B 10/20: Solar thermal - Y02E 10/47: Mountings or tracking - Y02E 10/50: Photovoltaic [PV] energy - Y10T 24/44974: Threaded cylindrical rod and mating cavity - Y10T 403/7067: Threaded actuator - H02S: GENERATION OF ELECTRIC POWER BY CONVERSION OF INFRARED RADIATION, VISIBLE LIGHT OR ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT, e.g. USING PHOTOVOLTAIC [PV] MODULES (obtaining electrical energy from radioactive sources G21H1/12; light sensitive inorganic semiconductor devices H10F; light sensitive organic semiconductor devices H10K30/00; thermoelectric devices H10N10/00; pyroelectric devices H10N15/00) - E04D: ROOF COVERINGS; SKY-LIGHTS; GUTTERS; ROOF-WORKING TOOLS (coverings of outer walls by plaster or other porous material E04F13/00) - F16B: DEVICES FOR FASTENING OR SECURING CONSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS OR MACHINE PARTS TOGETHER, e.g. NAILS, BOLTS, CIRCLIPS, CLAMPS, CLIPS OR WEDGES; JOINTS OR JOINTING (couplings for transmitting rotation F16D) - F16M: FRAMES, CASINGS OR BEDS OF ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS, NOT SPECIFIC TO ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; SUPPORTS - F24S: SOLAR HEAT COLLECTORS; SOLAR HEAT SYSTEMS (for producing mechanical power from solar energy F03G6/00) - H01Q: ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS (radiators or antennas for microwave heating H05B6/72) - Y02B: CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO BUILDINGS, e.g. HOUSING, HOUSE APPLIANCES OR RELATED END-USER APPLICATIONS - Y02E: REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION - Y10T: TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION ## Abstract Exemplary systems and methods described herein can be used to secure a rail to a module or the rail to a support using a nut that can be inserted at a desired point of mounting. Another exemplary system describes a flashing to be inserted under a roof shingle, wherein the flashing is secured to a support for a rail or module. Yet another exemplary system describes a clamp that secures a rail or module and is adjustable along the length of a post. Spacers can be added to the post to extend the adjustment range of the clamp. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An assembly for securing a component to a roof, the assembly comprising: a base, comprising: a base aperture; and a securing component laterally separated from the base aperture; and a lag bolt extending through the base aperture to secure the base to the roof; and a flashing positioned over the base, comprising: a flashing component comprising a raised portion positioned over the base; and an enclosed flashing aperture in the raised portion receiving the securing component. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The assembly of claim 1, further comprising: a support coupled to the base and extending away from the roof, the support comprising a support aperture receiving the securing component. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The assembly of claim 2, wherein: the support comprises an L-foot comprising a vertical member and a horizontal member; the horizontal member comprises the support aperture; and the vertical member extends away from the roof. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The assembly of claim 3, further comprising: a flange nut threadably coupled to the securing component, thereby coupling the support and the L-foot to the base. ### Claim 5 (depends on 3) The assembly of claim 3, the base further comprising: a dome covering a head of the lag bolt. ### Claim 6 (depends on 2) The assembly of claim 2, further comprising a component removably coupled to the support. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The assembly of claim 1, wherein the flashing comprises a weather-resistant material. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The assembly of claim 7, wherein the weather-resistant material comprises at least one of plastic, rubber, and metal. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The assembly of claim 1, the flashing further comprising: a flat component configured to be installed under a shingle of the roof. ### Claim 10 An assembly for securing a component to a roof, the assembly comprising: a base, comprising: a base aperture; and a securing component laterally separated from the base aperture; and a lag bolt extending through the base aperture to secure the base to the roof; a flashing positioned over the base, comprising: a flashing component; and a flashing aperture receiving the securing component; and a support coupled to the base and extending away from the roof, the support comprising a support aperture receiving the securing component, wherein the support comprises a post comprising a flat end, and wherein the support aperture comprises a threaded aperture formed in the flat end. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The assembly of claim 10, wherein the securing component comprises a bolt, and wherein the bolt threadably engages the threaded aperture to couple the post to the base. ### Claim 12 (depends on 10) The assembly of claim 10, wherein the flashing further comprises a cone-shaped post flashing. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The assembly of claim 12, wherein a portion of the post protrudes from the cone-shaped post flashing. ### Claim 14 A system, comprising: a roof; a component; and an assembly coupling the component to the roof, the assembly comprising: a base, comprising: a base aperture; and a securing component laterally separated from the base aperture; and a lag bolt extending through the base aperture to secure the base to the roof; and a flashing positioned over the base, comprising: a flashing component comprising a flat portion and a raised portion; and an enclosed flashing aperture in the raised portion receiving the securing component; and a support coupled to the base and extending away from the roof, the support comprising a support aperture receiving the securing component. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The system of claim 14, the roof comprising at least one of a shake, a shingle, a slate, and a tile. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The system of claim 15, wherein the roof comprises a higher elevated side, and wherein the flashing component extends toward the higher elevated side. ### Claim 17 (depends on 14) The system of claim 14, wherein at least a portion of the roof overlaps at least a portion of the flashing component. ### Claim 18 (depends on 14) The system of claim 14, wherein the component comprises a rail. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The system of claim 18, wherein: the support comprises an L-foot; a fastener extends through a vertical portion of the L-foot that extends perpendicularly away from the roof; and the rail is removably coupled to the L-foot using the at least one fastener. ### Claim 20 (depends on 18) The system of claim 18, wherein: the support comprises an post; and the rail is removably coupled to the post using at least one post clamp.