Clip assembly for standing seam roof panels
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1. A clip assembly for connecting a standing seam roof panel to a roof support member in which a roof panel has upwardly turned opposing edges, each edge formed a generally U-shaped channel, the clip assembly comprising:
- a first clip member having a first clip upright portion, a first clip upper flange secured to an upper end of the first clip upright portion and extending transversely outwardly from the first clip upper portion in a first direction, and a first clip lower flange secured to a lower end of the first clip upright portion and extending in a second direction substantially opposite to the first direction; and
a second clip member having a second clip upright portion secured in parallel to the first clip upright portion, a second clip lower flange secured to a lower end of the second clip upright portion and extending transversely outwardly from the second clip upright portion in a direction substantially parallel to the second direction of the first clip lower flange, and a second clip upper flange secured to an upper end of the second clip upright portion and extending in a direction substantially opposite to the first direction of extension of the first clip upright portion.
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Abstract
A continuous clip for connecting standing seam roof panels to roof support members has a first Z-shaped clip member and a second C-shaped clip member nested against the first clip member. Each clip member has an upright portion, an upper flange and a lower flange. The upper flanges of the clip members extend in opposite directions and are configured to fit within the channels formed by folded upper edges of the adjacent roof panels. The lower flanges are attached to the roof support under the roof panels.
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1. A clip assembly for connecting a standing seam roof panel to a roof support member in which a roof panel has upwardly turned opposing edges, each edge formed a generally U-shaped channel, the clip assembly comprising:
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a first clip member having a first clip upright portion, a first clip upper flange secured to an upper end of the first clip upright portion and extending transversely outwardly from the first clip upper portion in a first direction, and a first clip lower flange secured to a lower end of the first clip upright portion and extending in a second direction substantially opposite to the first direction; and a second clip member having a second clip upright portion secured in parallel to the first clip upright portion, a second clip lower flange secured to a lower end of the second clip upright portion and extending transversely outwardly from the second clip upright portion in a direction substantially parallel to the second direction of the first clip lower flange, and a second clip upper flange secured to an upper end of the second clip upright portion and extending in a direction substantially opposite to the first direction of extension of the first clip upright portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 19)
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11. A clip assembly for connecting a roof panel to a roof support member in which a roof panel has upwardly turned opposing edges, each edge formed a generally U-shaped channel, the clip assembly comprising:
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a generally Z-shaped first clip member having a first clip upright portion, a first clip upper flange secured to an upper end of the first clip upright portion and extending transversely outwardly from the first clip upper portion in a first direction, and a first clip lower flange secured to a lower end of the first clip upright portion and extending in a second direction substantially opposite to the first direction; and a generally C-shaped second clip member having a second clip upright portion secured in parallel to the first clip upright portion in a gapless relationship, a second clip lower flange secured to a lower end of the second clip upright portion and extending transversely outwardly from the second clip upright portion in a direction substantially parallel to the second direction of the first clip lower flange, and a second clip upper flange secured to an upper end of the second clip upright portion and extending in a direction substantially opposite to the first direction of extension of the first clip upright portion. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20)
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12. The assembly of claim 12, wherein the first clip upper flange is configured to fit within the U-shaped channel of a roof panel and the second clip upper flange is configured to fit within the U-shaped channel of an adjoining roof panel.
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21. A method of installing standing seam roof panels to a roof support member in which each roof panel has upwardly turned opposing edges, each edge formed a generally U-shaped channel, the method comprising the steps:
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(a) providing a continuous clip assembly having a first generally Z-shaped clip member and a second generally C-shaped clip member secured together to form a clip unit, said first clip member having a first clip upright portion and an upper flange oriented in a first direction, said second clip member having a second clip upright portion fixedly attached to the first clip upright portion and a second clip upper flange oriented in a direction opposite to the first direction of the first clip upper flange; (b) installing said continuous clip assembly on the roof support member; (c) engaging a first roof panel with the continuous clip assembly by locking the first clip upper flange within the U-shaped channel of the first roof member; (d) positioning a second roof panel in a parallel adjacent relationship to the first roof panel; (e) engaging the second roof panel with the continuous clip assembly by locking the second clip upper flange within the U-shaped channel of the second roof member; and (f) repeating steps (b) through (e) until installation of all required roof panels is complete. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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