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Roofing grommet forming a seal between a roof-mounted structure and a roof

  • US 8,272,174 B2
  • Filed: 10/11/2011
  • Issued: 09/25/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/25/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A roof mounting system comprising:

  • a roof substrate;

    a first mounting assembly includinga first flashing coupled to the roof substrate, the first flashing defining a first flashing opening extending therethrough,a first bracket having a first portion extending substantially parallel to the first flashing and defining a first aperture extending therethough, and a second portion extending substantially perpendicular to the first flashing and defining a second aperture extending therethrough, anda first fastener extending through the first flashing opening and the first bracket aperture to couple the first bracket to the first flashing;

    a second mounting assembly includinga second flashing coupled to the roof substrate, the second flashing defining a second flashing opening extending therethrough,a second bracket having a first portion extending substantially parallel to the second flashing and defining a first aperture extending therethrough, and a second portion extending substantially perpendicular to the second flashing and defining a second aperture extending therethrough, anda second fastener extending through the second flashing opening and the first aperture to couple the second bracket to the second flashing;

    a track having a first end securable to the first mounting assembly and a second end securable to the second mounting assembly;

    a solar panel mountable on each of the first and second mounting assemblies in a plurality of mount orientations with respect to a selected point on the substrate; and

    a first seal positioned in the first flashing opening and a second seal positioned in the second flashing opening, wherein the first flashing defines a first frustoconical protrusion adjacent the first flashing opening, and wherein the second flashing defines a second frustoconical protrusion adjacent the second flashing aperture.

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