Ridge tile or solar panel attachment system for a roof
OwnerTimothy Michael Graboskiinventor
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Abstract
An improved solar panel attachment system for a roof and method for its use include a pedestal that has a plurality of protrusions and keyways located along its bottom wall surface and extending along the length of the pedestal. The pedestal is placed into a paddy of foam adhesive laid along a roof underlayment and the keyways receive and engage with the expanding adhesive for bonding the pedestal directly to the roof without the need for mechanical fastening. The protrusions provide spacing between the bottom wall surface and the roof so that an adequate amount of foam adhesive resides between these wall surfaces and those structures. Attaching means are secured to the top wall surface so that the pedestal may be used to securely mount (or secure) a solar panel or other object to a roof.
Claims8
A system for mounting an object over a portion of a roof, the system comprising:
- a pedestal having a top wall and a bottom wall separated from one another by a side wall, at least a portion of the top wall being directly above the bottom wall;
- a plurality of channel tracks and keyways, the channel tracks and keyways extending substantially the length of said pedestal and located on said bottom wall, adjacent channel tracks in the plurality separated from one another by one of the keyways, the channel tracks and keyways being open in a same direction along the bottom wall to receive an adhesive;
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- attaching means on said top wall of said pedestal arranged for attaching the object to said pedestal;
- wherein no fastening means which penetrate a roof decking are needed to securely affix the pedestal to a roof underlayment located immediately above the roof decking.
A system for mounting or securing a piece of equipment above a roof, the system comprising:
- a longitudinally extending pedestal, a top wall and a bottom wall of the pedestal spaced apart from one another by a side wall;
- a plurality of keyways and channel tracks extending lengthwise along the bottom wall and being open in a same direction along the bottom wall to receive an adhesive;
- wherein no fastening means which penetrate a roof decking are needed to securely affix the pedestal to the roof.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.