Multi-purpose roof outlet

• US 20070137126A1
• Filed: 12/20/2006
• Published: 06/21/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 12/21/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Per Sommerhein AB (Improvator AS)
• Original Assignee: Per Sommerhein AB (Improvator AS)
• Inventors: Sommerhein, Per
• Application Number:
  US11/641,889
• Publication Number:
  US 20070137126A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 52/302.100
• CPC Class Codes: E04D 13/0409 Drainage outlets, e.g. gullies
• CPC Class Codes: E04D 2013/0436 with sealing means

Abstract

The invention concerns an outlet body (2) with a drain channel (7), the outlet body (2) being intended for a roof outlet (1) for a roof with a waterproof surface layer, the roof outlet (1) being of the type including:

• • a covering member (3) connectable with the outlet body (2). The outlet body is distinguished in being a part of a modular construction, the outlet body (2) having a first interface portion (8) that is complementary and connectable to a second interface portion (9) of any of a plurality of different covering members (3) each being adapted to provide a seal with a different type of surface layer, so that the outlet body (2) can be used in conjunction with a plurality of different types of surface layers. The invention also concerns a covering member, a roof outlet and two methods for sealing a roof outlet (1) to a roof.

Claims

1. An outlet body (2) with a drain channel (7), the outlet body (2) being intended for a roof outlet (1) for a roof with a waterproof surface layer, the roof outlet (1) being of the type including:

a covering member (3) connectable with the outlet body (2), characterised in being a part of a modular construction, the outlet body (2) having a first interface portion (8) that is complementary and connectable to a second interface portion (9) of any of a plurality of different covering members (3) each being adapted to provide a seal with a different type of surface layer, so that the outlet body (2) can be used in conjunction with a plurality of different types of surface layers.

2. An outlet body (2) according to claim 1, characterised in that the first interface portion includes at least one first fastening means (4) connectable to corresponding at least one second fastening means (5) of a second interface portion (9) of any of said plurality of different covering members (3).

3. An outlet body (2) according to claim 1, characterized in that it includes a sealing member (10), arranged to provide a seal between the outlet body (2) and the covering member (3).

4. A covering member (3) for a roof outlet (1) for a roof with a waterproof surface layer, the roof outlet (1) being of the type including:

an outlet body (2) having a drain channel (7) and being connectable with the covering member (3), characterised in being a part of a modular construction, the covering member (3) having a second interface portion (9) that is complementary and connectable to a first interface portion (8) of the outlet body (2) according to claim 1, the covering member (3) being adapted to provide a seal with a surface layer from a plurality of different surface layers.

5. A covering member (3) according to claim 4, characterised in that the second interface portion includes at least one second fastening means (4) connectable to corresponding at least one first fastening means (5) of a first interface portion (9) of the outlet body (2).

6. A covering member (3) according to claim 4, characterised in that it includes a sealing member (10), arranged to provide a seal between the outlet body (2) and the covering member (3).

7. A covering member (3) according to claim 4, characterised in that it is a pasting disc (11) arranged to be connected with the surface layer by pasting.

8. A covering member (3) according to claim 4, characterised in that it comprises an adaptation disc (12) and a clamping ring (13), whereby the adaptation disc (12) has at least one third connection means (6) connectable with the clamping ring (13), arranged so that the surface layer can be clamped between the adaptation disc (12) and the clamping ring (13).

9. A covering member (3) according to claim 4, characterised in that it constitutes a part of the surface material as such.

10. Roof outlet (1) for a roof with a waterproof surface layer including:

an outlet body (2) with a drain channel (7), and

a covering member (3), the covering member (3) being connectable to said outlet body (2), characterised in a modular construction made possible by the outlet body (2) and the covering member (3) sharing a common interface, each having an interface portion (8, 9) that is complementary and connectable to the other, whereby the outlet body (2) is an outlet body (2) according to claim 1, the covering member (3) is a covering member (3) according to claim 4 and thus can be chosen from a plurality of different covering members (3) each adapted to provide a seal with a different type of surface layer, so that the roof outlet (1) can be used in conjunction with a plurality of different surface layers.

11. Method for sealing a roof outlet (1) to a waterproof surface layer of a roof, the method including:

obtaining a roof outlet body (2), having a drain channel (7),

obtaining a roof outlet covering member (3), connectable to said outlet body (2),

installing the outlet body (2) in the roof,

sealingly connecting the outlet body (2) with the surface layer by fastening the covering member (3) to the outlet body (2), characterised by;

in the step for obtaining the outlet body (2), obtaining an outlet body (2) according to claim 1,

in the step for obtaining the covering member (3), obtaining a covering member (3) according to claim 4.

12. Method according to claim 11, characterised by:

obtaining a sealing member (10) and arranging it so as to provide a seal between the outlet body (2) and the covering member (3).

13. Method for sealing a roof outlet (1) to a waterproof surface layer of a roof, the method including:

obtaining a roof outlet body (2), having a drain channel (7),

obtaining a roof outlet covering member (3), connectable to said outlet body (2),

connecting said outlet body (2) with the covering member (3),

installing the outlet body (2) with the covering member 3 in the roof,

sealingly connecting the outlet body (2) with the surface layer by fastening the surface layer to the covering member (3), characterised by;

in the step for obtaining the outlet body (2), obtaining an outlet body (2) according to claim 1,

in the step for obtaining the covering member (3), obtaining a covering member (3) according to claim 4.

14. Method according to claim 13, characterised by:

obtaining a sealing member (10) and arranging it so as to provide a seal between the outlet body (2) and the covering member (3).