Support clip for roofing panels and associated system
First Claim
1. A clip for slidably attaching a ribbed roof panel to a structural support underlying the roof panel comprising:
- a base member having a lower section for securement of the base member in a stationary relationship with a structural support underlying the roof panel and an upstanding section being U-shaped in cross section so that the U shape of the cross section has a bend and two legs which are joined to the bend of the U shape, one leg of the U shape of the base member being joined directly to the lower section and extending upwardly therefrom to the bend of the U shape and the other leg of the U shape of the base member extending downwardly from the bend of the U shape to a location spaced above the lower section;
a slide member having an upper section for attachment to a roof panel placed upon the clip and having a depending section depending downwardly from the upper section, the depending section being U-shaped in cross section so that the U shape of the cross section has a bend and two legs which are joined to the bend of the U shape, a first leg of the U shape of the slide member being joined directly to the upper section and extending downwardly therefrom to the bend of the U shape of the slide member and a second leg extending upwardly from the bend of the U shape to a location spaced below the upper section, the depending section of the slide member and the upstanding section of the base member being interfitted with the another so that said second leg of the U shape of the depending section is slidably received by the U shape of the upstanding section and said other leg of the U shape of the upstanding section is slidably received by the U shape of the depending section so that the slide member is permitted to shift relative to the base member to accommodate movement of the panel relative to the underlying support; and
the upper section of the slide member includes a portion overlying the bend of the U shape of the upstanding section of the base member so that the slide member is supported on the bend of the U shape of the upstanding section of the base member so that the bend of the base member acts as a runner along which the slide member is shiftable lengthwise of the base as aforesaid.
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Abstract
A clip for slidably attaching a ribbed metal roof panel to a structural support underlying the roof panel includes a base member and a slide member which are interfitted in a manner which permits the slide member to shift relative to the base member. The base and slide members include interfitted sections which are U-shaped in cross section, and the interfitted sections include a cutout and detent which cooperate to limit the amount of relative shifting between the base and slide members. A particular embodiment of the clip is well-suited for use when mounting a ribbed panel in spaced relationship above a ribbed panel of an existing roof structure.
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Citations
16 Claims
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1. A clip for slidably attaching a ribbed roof panel to a structural support underlying the roof panel comprising:
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a base member having a lower section for securement of the base member in a stationary relationship with a structural support underlying the roof panel and an upstanding section being U-shaped in cross section so that the U shape of the cross section has a bend and two legs which are joined to the bend of the U shape, one leg of the U shape of the base member being joined directly to the lower section and extending upwardly therefrom to the bend of the U shape and the other leg of the U shape of the base member extending downwardly from the bend of the U shape to a location spaced above the lower section; a slide member having an upper section for attachment to a roof panel placed upon the clip and having a depending section depending downwardly from the upper section, the depending section being U-shaped in cross section so that the U shape of the cross section has a bend and two legs which are joined to the bend of the U shape, a first leg of the U shape of the slide member being joined directly to the upper section and extending downwardly therefrom to the bend of the U shape of the slide member and a second leg extending upwardly from the bend of the U shape to a location spaced below the upper section, the depending section of the slide member and the upstanding section of the base member being interfitted with the another so that said second leg of the U shape of the depending section is slidably received by the U shape of the upstanding section and said other leg of the U shape of the upstanding section is slidably received by the U shape of the depending section so that the slide member is permitted to shift relative to the base member to accommodate movement of the panel relative to the underlying support; and the upper section of the slide member includes a portion overlying the bend of the U shape of the upstanding section of the base member so that the slide member is supported on the bend of the U shape of the upstanding section of the base member so that the bend of the base member acts as a runner along which the slide member is shiftable lengthwise of the base as aforesaid. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A clip for slidably attaching a ribbed metal roof panel to a structural support underlying the roof panel comprising:
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a base member having an elongate lower section for securement of the base member in a stationary relationship with a structural support underlying the roof panel and an upstanding section extending upwardly from the lower section, said upstanding section being U-shaped in cross section along its length so that the U shape of the cross section has a bend and two legs which are joined to the bend of the U shape, one leg of the U shape of the base member being joined directly to the lower section and extending upwardly therefrom to the bend of its U shape and the other leg of the U shape of the base member extending downwardly from the bend of its U shape to a location spaced above the lower section; a slide member having an elongate upper section for attachment to a roof panel positionable upon the clip and having a depending section depending downwardly from the upper section, said upper section having an upper surface which generally corresponds in shape to the underside of the roof panel so that substantially the entire upper surface of the upper section engages the roof panel when the roof panel is positioned upon the clip, the depending portion being U-shaped in cross section along its length so that the U shape of the cross section has a bend and two legs which are joined to the bend of the U shape, a first leg of the U shape of the slide member being joined directly to the upper section and extending downwardly therefrom to the bend of its U shape and the second leg of the U shape of the slide member extending downwardly from the bend of its U shape to a location spaced below the upper section, the depending section and the upstanding section being interfitted with one another so that said second leg of the U shape of the depending section is slidably received by the U shape of the upstanding section and said other leg of the U shape of the upstanding section is slidably received by the U shape of the depending section so that the slide member is permitted to shift longitudinally relative to the base member to accommodate a dimensional change in the panel relative to the underlying support; the upper section of the slide member including a portion overlying the bend of the U shape of the upstanding section of the base member so that said other leg of the upstanding section is captured between said upper section and the bend of the U shape of the depending section; and the upper section of the slide member includes a portion overlying the bend of the U shape of the upstanding section of the base member so that the slide member is supported on the bend of the U shape of the upstanding section of the base member and so that the weight borne by the base member through the slide member during use of the clip is concentrated over a line of points extending along the length of the base member so that the bend of the base member acts as a runner along which the slide member is permitted to shift as aforesaid. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9)
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10. A clip positionable upon a first ribbed roof panel of an existing roof structure for supporting a second ribbed roof panel above the first ribbed roof panel wherein each of the ribbed roof panels has a plurality of parallel upwardly projecting ribs which run the length of the panels, each rib including sloped sidewalls and a pan section which extends between the sidewalls, an edge of the second ribbed roof panel being fixedly secured to an edge of an adjacent panel of like construction positioned alongside the second roof panel, the sidewalls and pan section of each rib collectively providing a downwardly-opening recess which runs along the underside of its panel, said support clip comprising:
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a base member having a lower section for attachment of the clip in a stationary relationship to the first roof panel adjacent a selected one of its ribs and an upstanding section extending upwardly from the lower section; a slide member for attachment of the clip to the second roof panel, said slide member disposed within the downwardly-opening recess of an adjacent rib of the second roof panel for attachment of the slide member to the pan section of said adjacent rib; and means for connecting said slide member to said upstanding section of said base member for movement of said slide member on said base member to accommodate movement of the second roof panel and said adjacent panel fixedly secured thereto relative to the first roof panel so that when the clip is utilized with a plurality of like clips for supporting a plurality of second ribbed roof panels fixedly secured to one another upon a plurality of first ribbed roof panels or an existing roof structure, the clips permit at least a portion of the overlying plurality of second ribbed roof panels to shift as a unit relative to the underlying plurality of first ribbed roof panels as said slide members are permitted to shift relative to their corresponding base members. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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13. In combination:
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an existing roof structure having at least one ribbed roof panel having ribs which run the length thereof, said one ribbed roof panel being a first roof panel; an additional roof structure having a second ribbed roof panel having parallel ribs which run the length thereof and a third ribbed roof panel positioned adjacent said second roof panel so that the second and third roof panels are fixed to one another along the edges thereof; and a plurality of clips for slidably supporting the second roof panel of the additional roof structure in a spaced relationship above the first roof panel, each of said slips including a) a base member having a lower section for securement of the base member in a stationary relationship with the first roof panel adjacent one of its ribs and an upstanding section extending upwardly from the lower section; and b) a slide member having an upper section for attachment to a roof panel placed upon the clip and having a depending section depending downwardly from the upper section, said depending section being interfitted with the upstanding section in a manner which permits the slide member to shift relative to the base member to accommodate a dimensional change in the panel relative to the first roof panel; the upstanding section of the base member including a first portion which is shaped in conformance with the shape of a sidewall of a preselected rib of the first panel so that when the base member is secured to the first roof panel adjacent the preselected rib, said first portion engagably lies against a sidewall of the preselected rib; the upper section of the slide member being sized for acceptance by the downwardly-opening recess provided by one rib of the second roof panel for attachment of the upper section to the pan section of said one rib; the upper section being disposed in such a positional relationship relative to the base member so that when the lower section of the base member is secured to the first roof panel with its first portion engagably lying against a sidewall of a preselected rib of the first panel and the upper section is accepted by the downwardly-opening recess provided by one rib of the second roof panel, the preselected rib of the first roof panel and the one rib of the second roof panel are in vertical registry at said clip and so that the second and third panels are permitted to shift as a unit relative to the existing roof structure as the slide members of the clips are permitted to shift relative to the base members of the clips. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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