MOUNTING DEVICE FOR NAIL STRIP PANELS
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1. A standing seam mounting device comprising:
- a mounting body;
a slot extending into said mounting body and defined by a first slot sidewall, a second slot sidewall, and a slot base extending between said first and second slot sidewalls, wherein said first and second slot sidewalls are disposed other than in parallel relation to one another, wherein said first slot sidewall is always maintained in a fixed position relative to said second slot sidewall, and wherein said slot is configured to receive at least part of standing seam of a panel assembly;
at least one seam fastener extendable through said mounting body and into said slot; and
at least one mounting fastener extendable into said mounting body.
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Abstract
A mounting device (10) is disclosed having a one-piece body (11). A slot (20) extends into this body (11), and is defined by a slot base (22) and a pair of spaced slot sidewalls (24a, 24b) that each extend from the slot base (22). The slot sidewalls (24a, 24b) are disposed in non-parallel relation to each other.
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26 Claims
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1. A standing seam mounting device comprising:
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a mounting body; a slot extending into said mounting body and defined by a first slot sidewall, a second slot sidewall, and a slot base extending between said first and second slot sidewalls, wherein said first and second slot sidewalls are disposed other than in parallel relation to one another, wherein said first slot sidewall is always maintained in a fixed position relative to said second slot sidewall, and wherein said slot is configured to receive at least part of standing seam of a panel assembly; at least one seam fastener extendable through said mounting body and into said slot; and at least one mounting fastener extendable into said mounting body. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A standing seam mounting device comprising:
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a one-piece mounting body comprising an upper surface and an oppositely disposed lower surface, wherein said upper surface comprises a first flat section, wherein said lower surface comprises a slot defined by a first slot sidewall, a second slot sidewall, and a slot base that extends between said first and second slot sidewalls, wherein said first slot sidewall extends from said slot base in a direction that is away from said second slot sidewall, wherein said first slot sidewall comprises a first nose that extends in a direction in which said second slot sidewall is spaced from said first slot sidewall, wherein said second slot sidewall is oriented at least substantially orthogonal to a reference plane that contains said first flat section of said upper surface, and wherein said first nose of said first slot sidewall is disposed at a lower elevation than a lowermost edge of said second slot sidewall when said first flat section of said upper surface is horizontally disposed and located vertically above said slot base; at least one seam fastener extendable through said mounting body and into said slot; and at least one mounting fastener extendable through said flat section of said upper surface and into said mounting body. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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