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

• Current Assignee: D Three Enterprises, LLC
• Original Assignee: D Three Enterprises, LLC
• Inventors: Schaefer, Richard F., Kreutzman, David, Tamm, Don N.
• Primary Examiner(s): GILBERT, WILLIAM V
• Application Number:
  US13/799,359
• Publication Number:
  US 20130292531A1
• Time in Patent Office: 412 Days
• Field of Search: 52/24, 52/25, 52/58, 52/60, 521/733, 524/10, 525/51, 527/04, 527/05, 527/10, 522/39, 522/821, 522/822, 522/823, 522/96, 525/43, 525/48, 526/531, 526/532, 526/541, 526/551, 526/69, 248/237, 248/500, 248/505
• US Class Current: 52/710
• CPC Class Codes: E04B 1/38 Connections for building structures in general
• CPC Class Codes: E04B 1/388 Separate connecting elements Connecting devices specially adapted for embedding in concrete E04B1/41; Dowels, i.e. members adapted to penetrate the surfaces of two parts and to take the shear stresses E04B1/48
• CPC Class Codes: E04B 1/66 Sealings damp-proof courses E04B1/644; fire-proof sealings E04B1/948; additions of anti-leak properties to plaster C04B; bituminous sealing masses C08L95/00; sealings for hydraulic engineering work in general E02B3/16; against ground humidity or ground water E02D31/02; coverings against rain or other precipitations of the atmosphere E04D; composition of material or manufacture of sealing foils, see the relevant classes for these foils
• CPC Class Codes: E04C 2003/0421 comprising one single unitary part
• CPC Class Codes: E04C 2003/0439 the cross-section comprising open parts and hollow parts
• CPC Class Codes: E04C 2003/0465 square- or rectangular-shaped
• CPC Class Codes: E04C 2003/0473 U- or C-shaped
• CPC Class Codes: E04C 2003/0478 X-shaped
• CPC Class Codes: E04C 3/06 with substantially solid, i.e. unapertured, web E04C3/10, E04C3/11 take precedence honeycomb girders E04C3/083
• CPC Class Codes: E04D 13/00 Special arrangements or devices in connection with roof coverings; Protection against birds; Roof drainage ; Sky-lights ventilation tiles E04D1/30; ventilation slabs E04D3/40; internal channels E04F17/00
• CPC Class Codes: E04D 13/002 Provisions for preventing vegetational growth, e.g. fungi, algae or moss
• CPC Class Codes: E04D 13/0404 Drainage on the roof surface
• CPC Class Codes: E04D 13/1407 for flat roofs
• CPC Class Codes: E04D 13/1476 wherein the parts extending above the roof have a generally circular cross-section
• CPC Class Codes: E04H 12/2276 Clamping poles or posts on a stub E04H12/2269 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: F16B 37/145 Sleeve nuts, e.g. combined with bolts
• CPC Class Codes: F16B 43/001 for sealing or insulation
• CPC Class Codes: F16B 5/0233 allowing for adjustment perpendicular to the plane of the plates
• CPC Class Codes: F16B 9/054 the intermediate member being threaded
• CPC Class Codes: F16B 9/056 the intermediate member extending through the flat surface; the rod or tubular part extending through the flat surface
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 13/02 : for supporting on, or attaching to, an object, e.g. tree, gate, window-frame, cycle
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 13/022 : repositionable
• CPC Class Codes: F24S 2020/17 : Arrangements of solar thermal modules combined with solar PV modules
• CPC Class Codes: F24S 2025/021 : Sealing means between support elements and mounting surface
• CPC Class Codes: F24S 2025/6006 : by using threaded elements, e.g. stud bolts
• CPC Class Codes: F24S 2025/801 : having hollow parts with closed cross-section
• CPC Class Codes: F24S 2025/807 : having undercut grooves
• CPC Class Codes: F24S 25/20 : Peripheral frames for modules
• CPC Class Codes: F24S 25/30 : using elongate rigid mounting elements extending substantially along the supporting surface, e.g. for covering buildings with solar heat collectors extending in directions away from the supporting surface F24S25/10; peripheral frames for modules F24S25/20
• CPC Class Codes: F24S 25/61 : for fixing to the ground or to building structures
• CPC Class Codes: F24S 25/632 : Side connectors; Base connectors
• CPC Class Codes: F24S 25/65 : for coupling adjacent supporting elements, e.g. for connecting profiles together
• CPC Class Codes: F24S 25/70 : with means for adjusting the final position or orientation of supporting elements in relation to each other or to a mounting surface; with means for compensating mounting tolerances
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/1221 : onto a wall
• CPC Class Codes: Y02B 10/20 : Solar thermal
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 10/47 : Mountings or tracking

Abstract

A variety of roof mount sealing assemblies are disclosed. The roof mount sealing assemblies allow a user to mount rails for solar panels, signs, satellite dish or any other desired item on the roof and have the mounting location sealed against water. The roof mount sealing assemblies has a body with a recess for a flexible washer, which is attached to a bolt body (or formed with the bolt body) and threaded either down in a base plate or directly into the roof. The bolt body and body form a double stud assembly, which also holds a flashing onto the roof to provide further water proofing.

Claims

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.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein a free end of said machine threaded end of said bolt body extends through said threaded body to define an attachment element for attaching an object to the roof.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein an upper end of said threaded body further comprises:

a threaded attachment element for attaching an object to said threaded body.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said threaded body further comprises:

a recess in said bottom end;

a ridge extending around said recess; and

a soft washer disposed in said recess, wherein said soft washer surrounds said bolt body and is compressed upon threading said threaded body toward said annular flange.

5. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising:

a washer surrounding said bolt body and disposed between said annular flange and the roof surface when said lag threaded end of said bolt body is threadably inserted in the roof surface.

6. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising:

a washer surrounding said bolt body and disposed between said annular flange and a bottom surface of the flashing.

7. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein said washer is a soft washer, wherein said soft washer is compressed upon threading said threaded body toward said annular flange.

8. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said machine threaded end of said bolt body further comprises:

a drive element.

9. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein said drive element comprises a hex drive element.

10. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said point of said lag threaded end of said bolt body further comprises:

a cut section extending through at least a portion of lag threads proximate to said point, wherein said cut section allows the lag threaded end to self tap during insertion.

11. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said flashing further comprises:

a raised section with a planar upper surface, wherein said aperture extends through said raised section; and

a flange extending beyond a base of said raised section, wherein, said flange defines said planar portion configured to rest on the roof surface.

12. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein said annular flange of said bolt body further comprises:

a drive nut, wherein said drive nut is disposed on an inside surface of said raised section, upon threading said threaded body toward said annular flange.

13. 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 machine threaded end of said bolt body extends through said aperture when said lag threaded end of said bolt body is threadably inserted in the roof surface; and

a threaded body configured to threadably engage said machine threaded end of said bolt body, said threaded body including;

a recess in a bottom end;

a ridge extending around said recess; and

a soft washer disposed in said recess, wherein said soft washer surrounds said bolt body and is compressed upon threading said threaded body toward said annular flange;

wherein, upon threading said threaded body toward said annular flange, said flashing is compressed between said annular flange and the bottom end of threaded body.

14. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein a free end of said machine threaded end of said bolt body extends through said threaded body to define an attachment element for attaching an object to the roof.

15. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein an tipper end of said threaded body further comprises:

a threaded attachment element for attaching an object to the roof.

16. The apparatus of claim 13, further comprising:

a washer surrounding said bolt body and disposed between said annular flange and the roof surface when said lag threaded end of said bolt body is threadably inserted in the roof surface.

17. The apparatus of claim 13, further comprising:

a washer surrounding said bolt body and disposed between said annular flange and a bottom surface of the flashing.

18. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein said machine threaded end of said bolt body further comprises:

a drive element.

19. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein said point of said lag threaded end of said bolt body further comprises:

a cut section extending through at least a portion of lag threads proximate to said point, wherein said cut section allows the lag threaded end to self tap during insertion.

20. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein said flashing further comprises:

a raised section with a planar upper surface, wherein said aperture extends through said raised section; and

a flange extending beyond a base of said raised section, wherein, said flange defines said planar portion configured to rest on the roof surface.