Snow guard

• US 5,901,507 A
• Filed: 12/04/1995
• Issued: 05/11/1999
• Est. Priority Date: 06/16/1994
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Metalmaster Sheet Metal, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Metalmaster Sheet Metal, Inc.
• Inventors: Smeja, Michael V., Smeja, George C.
• Primary Examiner(s): Safavi, Michael
• Application Number:
  US08/566,500
• Time in Patent Office: 1,254 Days
• Field of Search: 52/24, 52/25, 52/26, 248/519, 248/523, 40/720, 40/745, D 8/373, D 8/499
• US Class Current: 52/24
• CPC Class Codes: E04D 13/10 Snow traps ; Removing snow from roofs; Snow melters

Abstract

A snow guard for restraining ice and snow along the roofs of buildings. The snow guard is of plastic material having a flat base plate with an upstanding snow retention plate upwardly therefrom and laterally across the base. A reinforcing plate extends upwardly from the base plate, as well, serving to reinforce the retention plate. With the reinforcing plate intersecting and abutting the retention plate at a central axis portion of the base plate.

Claims

1. A one-piece snow guard for retaining ice and snow on a downwardly-sloped roof surface and for extending laterally across the roof surface, said snow guard comprising:

a substantially flat base plate made of molded plastic for extending laterally across the roof surface;

a substantially flat, lateral and upstanding snow and ice retention plate of plastic extending upwardly from and generally perpendicular to the flat and extending laterally across the flat to stop snow and ice from sliding downwardly along the roof and across an upper side of the flat base plate;

an integral lower edge on the retention plate joining the same to the base plate;

at least one substantially flat, reinforcing plate of plastic extending from and projecting upwardly from and generally perpendicular to the flat, base plate and intersecting and abutting the retention plate and being at an angle to the retention plate to reinforce the retention plate;

an integral lower edge on the reinforcing plate joining the reinforcing plate to the base plate;

a central axis portion on the base plate centrally located within the periphery defining the base at which the reinforcing plate abuts the retention plate; and

the substantially flat base being polygonal in shape and having four corners with diagonals between pairs of corners, the retention plate being located on a first diagonal between a first pair of corners of the base plate and the reinforcing plate being located on a second diagonal between a second pair of corners.