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US 9,175,479 B2Granted
System for mounting objects to polymeric membranes
AssigneeBwdt, LLC
InventorJoel A. Stanley
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Abstract
A system and method to attach an object to a structure. The system includes a first membrane, a second membrane and a mounting plate. The method includes covering a portion of the structure with the first membrane and then placing the mounting plate thereupon. The second membrane placed over the mounting plate and subsequently bonded to both the mounting plate and the first membrane. The object is secured to the mounting plate via a fastener attached thereto and extending through the second membrane.
Claims14
A mounting system for attaching an object to a structure, the system comprising:
- a first membrane secured to the structure;
- a second membrane, having:
- a hole extending from a bottom surface to a top surface;
- and
- a first section of the bottom surface for bonding with a top surface of the first membrane;
- a mounting plate sandwiched between the top surface of the first membrane and a second section of the bottom surface of the second membrane, the mounting plate having:
- a base portion;
- and
- a raised portion, the raised portion being raised at a height relative to the base portion;
- a protrusion that extends from a top surface of the raised portion of the mounting plate and configured to pass through the hole of the second membrane;
- and
- an adhesive applied to a portion of the top surface of the mounting plate;
- a fastener configured to extend through the mounting plate and the first membrane, and configured to secure to the mounting plate to the structure;
- wherein the adhesive securely bonds the mounting plate to the second membrane and prevents foreign debris from passing between the top surface of the mounting plate and the bottom surface of the second membrane;
- and
- wherein the object securely couples to the protrusion of the mounting plate.
13 more elements
A method to mount an object to a structure, comprising:
- covering a portion of the structure with a first membrane;
- bonding a second membrane to the first membrane;
- sandwiching a mounting plate between a top surface of the first membrane and a bottom surface of the second membrane;
- bonding the mounting plate to the bottom surface of the second membrane, the mounting plate having:
- a base portion;
- and
- a raised portion, the raised portion being raised at a height relative to the base portion;
- extending a protrusion rigidly attached to the raised portion of the mounting plate through a hole extending from the bottom surface to the top surface of the second membrane;
- mounting the object to the protrusion;
- fastening the mounting plate to the structure with a fastener that extend through the mounting plate and first membrane.
7 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.