Retention apparatus, system and method

An mounting assembly for securing a device to a standing seam of a metal roof on a building surface, said mounting assembly comprising:

• a clamp assembly for detachably engaging said standing seam, said clamp assembly including a mounting body having a leg configured with an arcuate surface and a slot for receiving said standing seam formed in a bottom surface of said mounting body and an attachment shaft in a top surface of said mounting body for securing the device thereon, one or more pins, each of said one or more pins having a substantially elongated cylindrical shape, each of said one or more pins being received in one or more push-pin holes formed in said mounting body extending from a said arcuate surface of said mounting body to said slot;
• a fastener, said fastener adapted to be received in a fastener hole formed adjacent said one or more push-pin holes formed in said arcuate surface of said mounting body at a predetermined angle relative to said slot, said fastener configured to secure said clamp assembly to said standing seam by forcing said one or more pins against said standing seam disposed in said slot;
• a top block configured with an upper surface and a lower surface configured with a generally planar shape with a guide shaft formed therein extending between said upper surface and said lower surface wherein said guide shaft being adapted to receive a second fastener thereby joining said top block to said attachment shaft of said mounting body, said top block comprising an flange located adjacent a side of said mounting body wherein said flange being adapted to allow rotation of said top block, and a latch assembly located on a side of said top block opposite said flange;
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• a cross member assembly comprising a body consisting of a generally elongated planar shape with a front surface and a back surface, said back surface provided with two or more segments formed by an anchor arm extension and at least one arm extension, said anchor arm extension extending generally transverse from said back surface of said body comprising an anchor assembly adapted to operably connect to said latch assembly and said clamp assembly, said at least one arm extension extending extension extending generally transverse from a-said back surface of said body comprising a coupler channel configured to operably connect an ice flag and/or to receive a connector therein.