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Roof mount sealing assembly

  • US 8,707,654 B2
  • Filed: 03/13/2013
  • Issued: 04/29/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/05/2009
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A roof mount and flashing for mounting an object to a roof, comprising:

  • a double threaded bolt body having;

    a lag threaded end terminating in a point, said lag threaded end configured for threaded insertion into a roof surface;

    a machine threaded end, said machine threaded end configured to extend above a roof surface when said lag threaded end of said bolt body is threadably inserted in the roof surface; and

    an annular flange disposed around said bolt body, wherein said annular flange is disposed along a length of the bolt body between said lag threaded end and said machine threaded end and limits the depth of insertion of the bolt body into the roof surface;

    a flashing having an aperture extending there through and a planar portion configured to rest on the roof surface, wherein said aperture is sized to permit said machine threaded end of said bolt body to slide through said aperture to position said flashing over said double threaded bolt body when said lag threaded end of said bolt body is threadably inserted in the roof surface; and

    a threaded body having internal threads configured to threadably engage said machine threaded end of said bolt body, wherein, upon threading said threaded body toward said annular flange, said flashing is compressed between said annular flange and a bottom end of threaded body, wherein at least a portion of said bottom end of said threaded body is in direct contact with an upper surface of said flashing.

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