Snow guard mounting assembly with deformable clamping member
First Claim
1. A snow guard assembly adapted to be attached to a metal roof seam by a mounting assembly, said mounting assembly comprising:
- a mounting block having a seam-receiving groove formed in a bottom surface thereof;
at least one coupling means extending through a first side portion of said mounting block and having a terminal end adapted to move toward a central axis of said seam-receiving groove; and
at least one clamping member interposed between the central axis of said seam-receiving groove and said coupling means, said clamping member having a first side opposing said terminal end of said coupling means and a second side adapted to oppose a metal roof seam, said clamping member comprising a plastically deformable metal material and having a thickness that is sufficiently small such that, upon engagement of said terminal end of said coupling means on said first side of said clamping member, a protrusion is formed on said second side of said clamping member at a location opposed to said terminal end of said coupling means.
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Abstract
A snow guard assembly adapted to be attached to a metal roof seam by a mounting assembly is provided. The mounting assembly includes a mounting block having a seam-receiving groove formed in a bottom surface thereof, and at least one coupling means extending through a first side portion of the mounting block and having a terminal end adapted to move toward a central axis of the seam-receiving groove. At least one clamping member is interposed between the central axis of the seam-receiving groove and the coupling means, having a first side opposing the terminal end of the coupling means and a second side adapted to oppose a metal roof seam. The clamping member is preferably a plastically deformable metal material having a sufficiently small thickness such that, upon engagement with the terminal end of the coupling means, a protrusion is formed on the second side of the clamping member.
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32 Claims
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1. A snow guard assembly adapted to be attached to a metal roof seam by a mounting assembly, said mounting assembly comprising:
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a mounting block having a seam-receiving groove formed in a bottom surface thereof;
at least one coupling means extending through a first side portion of said mounting block and having a terminal end adapted to move toward a central axis of said seam-receiving groove; and
at least one clamping member interposed between the central axis of said seam-receiving groove and said coupling means, said clamping member having a first side opposing said terminal end of said coupling means and a second side adapted to oppose a metal roof seam, said clamping member comprising a plastically deformable metal material and having a thickness that is sufficiently small such that, upon engagement of said terminal end of said coupling means on said first side of said clamping member, a protrusion is formed on said second side of said clamping member at a location opposed to said terminal end of said coupling means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A snow guard assembly adapted to be attached to a metal roof seam by a mounting assembly, said mounting assembly comprising:
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a mounting block having a seam-receiving groove formed in a bottom surface thereof, said seam-receiving groove being defined partially by an internal upper surface of said mounting block;
first and second coupling means extending through opposed first and second side portions of said mounting block, respectively, each coupling means having a terminal end adapted to move toward a central axis of said seam-receiving groove;
first and second clamping members formed integrally with said mounting block and extending downwardly from said internal upper surface, said first and second clamping members being interposed between the central axis of said seam-receiving groove and said first and second coupling means, respectively, each clamping member having a first side opposing said terminal end of a respective one of said coupling means and a second side adapted to oppose a metal roof seam, each of said clamping members comprising a plastically deformable metal material and having a thickness that is sufficiently small such that, upon engagement of said terminal end of a respective one of said coupling means on said first side of said clamping member, a protrusion is formed on said second side of said clamping member at a location opposed to said terminal end of said respective one of said coupling means. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A snow guard assembly adapted to be attached to a metal roof seam by a mounting assembly, said mounting assembly comprising:
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a mounting block having a seam-receiving groove formed in a bottom surface thereof, said seam-receiving groove being defined partially by an internal upper surface of said mounting block;
first and second coupling means extending through opposed first and second side portions of said mounting block, respectively, each coupling means having a terminal end adapted to move toward a central axis of said seam-receiving groove;
a clamping member having first and second sidewalls spaced apart from one another, said clamping member being freely positioned within said seam-receiving groove such that said first and second sidewalls are positioned between the central axis of said seam-receiving groove and said first and second coupling means, respectively, each of said sidewalls having a first side opposing said terminal end of a respective one of said coupling means and a second side adapted to oppose a metal roof seam, each of said sidewalls comprising a plastically deformable metal material and having a thickness that is sufficiently small such that, upon engagement of said terminal end of a respective one of said coupling means on said first side of said sidewall, a protrusion is formed on said second side of said sidewall at a location opposed to said terminal end of said respective one of said coupling means. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A mounting assembly for securing a structure to a metal roof seam, said mounting assembly comprising:
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a mounting block having a seam-receiving groove formed in a bottom surface thereof;
at least one coupling means extending through a first side portion of said mounting block and having a terminal end adapted to move toward a central axis of said seam-receiving groove; and
at least one clamping member interposed between the central axis of said seam-receiving groove and said coupling means, said clamping member having a first side opposing said terminal end of said coupling means and a second side adapted to oppose a metal roof seam, said clamping member comprising a plastically deformable metal material and having a thickness that is sufficiently small such that, upon engagement of said terminal end of said coupling means on said first side of said clamping member, a protrusion is formed on said second side of said clamping member at a location opposed to said terminal end of said coupling means.
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28. A mounting assembly for securing a structure to a metal roof seam, said mounting assembly comprising:
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a mounting block having a seam-receiving groove formed in a bottom surface thereof, said seam-receiving groove being defined partially by an internal upper surface of said mounting block;
first and second coupling means extending through opposed first and second side portions of said mounting block, respectively, each coupling means having a terminal end adapted to move toward a central axis of said seam-receiving groove;
first and second clamping members formed integrally with said mounting block and extending downwardly from said internal upper surface, said first and second clamping members being interposed between the central axis of said seam-receiving groove and said first and second coupling means, respectively, each clamping member having a first side opposing said terminal end of a respective one of said coupling means and a second side adapted to oppose a metal roof seam, each of said clamping members comprising a plastically deformable metal material and having a thickness that is sufficiently small such that, upon engagement of said terminal end of a respective one of said coupling means on said first side of said clamping member, a protrusion is formed on said second side of said clamping member at a location opposed to said terminal end of said respective one of said coupling means.
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29. A mounting assembly for securing a structure to a metal roof seam, said mounting assembly comprising:
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a mounting block having a seam-receiving groove formed in a bottom surface thereof, said seam-receiving groove being defined partially by an internal upper surface of said mounting block;
first and second coupling means extending through opposed first and second side portions of said mounting block, respectively, each coupling means having a terminal end adapted to move toward a central axis of said seam-receiving groove;
a clamping member having first and second sidewalls spaced apart from one another, said clamping member being freely positioned within said seam-receiving groove such that said first and second sidewalls are positioned between the central axis of said seam-receiving groove and said first and second coupling means, respectively, each of said sidewalls having a first side opposing said terminal end of a respective one of said coupling means and a second side adapted to oppose a metal roof seam, each of said sidewalls comprising a plastically deformable metal material and having a thickness that is sufficiently small such that, upon engagement of said terminal end of a respective one of said coupling means on said first side of said sidewall, a protrusion is formed on said second side of said sidewall at a location opposed to said terminal end of said respective one of said coupling means.
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30. A snow guard assembly adapted to be attached to a metal roof seam by a mounting assembly, said mounting assembly comprising:
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a mounting block having a seam-receiving groove formed in a bottom surface thereof, wherein said seam-receiving groove is defined partially by an internal upper surface of said mounting block;
at least one coupling means extending through a first side portion of said mounting block and having a terminal end adapted to move toward a central axis of said seam-receiving groove; and
at least one clamping member formed integrally with said mounting block and extending downwardly from said internal upper surface, said clamping member being interposed between the central axis of said seam-receiving groove and said coupling means, said clamping member comprising a plastically deformable metal material, and having a first side opposing said terminal end of said coupling means and a second side adapted to oppose a metal roof seam. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32)
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