Roof mount sealing assembly

• US 8,833,033 B2
• Filed: 03/27/2014
• Issued: 09/16/2014
• 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:
  US14/227,240
• Publication Number:
  US 20140208680A1
• Time in Patent Office: 173 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, 526/47, 526/531, 526/532, 526/541, 526/551, 248/237, 248/653.2, 248/656, 248/669
• 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. An adjustable roof standoff for use in mounting an object to a roof, the standoff comprising:

a core body having upper end and a lower end adapted for attachment proximate to a roof surface;

said lower end of said core body including a bottom surface having;

a central attachment element aligned with a centerline axis of the core body for attaching said core body to the roof surface;

a recess surrounding said central attachment element; and

a ridge surrounding said recess, wherein a bottom edge of said ridge is disposed in a common plane to permit contact with a planar surface associated with the roof surface;

said upper end of said core body including external threads extending over at least a portion of an outside surface of said core body;

a soft annular element disposed in said recess, wherein said soft annular element is at least partially compressed when said ridge is compressed against the planar surface; and

a cover having a top end and a bottom end;

said bottom end being recessed and having internal threads adapted to engage said external threads of said upper end of said core body; and

said top end having an attachment element for attaching an object to said cover.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said central attachment element comprises a threaded aperture in said bottom surface of said core body.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said central attachment element comprises a threaded stud fixedly attached to said core body.

4. The apparatus of claim 3, wherein said threaded stud comprises a machine threaded stud.

5. The apparatus of claim 3, wherein said threaded stud comprises a lag threaded stud.

6. The apparatus of claim 3, wherein said threaded stud comprises a self tapping tip.

7. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said central attachment element comprises:

an aperture extending through said core body; and

a bolt extending though said aperture, wherein a head of said bolt has a diameter greater than a diameter of said aperture.

8. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said upper end of said core body further comprises:

a drive element.

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

10. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said top end of said cover comprises a threaded attachment element.

11. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising:

a flashing member adapted for placement against a roof surface, said flashing member defining said planar surface.

12. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein at least a portion of said soft annular element has a thickness that is greater than a corresponding depth of said recess.

13. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said soft annular element is encapsulated by said ridge, a bottom surface of said recess and the planar surface when said ridge is compressed against the planar surface.

14. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein a height of said top end of said cover measured from the roof surface is adjustable via selective threaded engagement of said internal threads of said cover with said external threads of said core body.

15. A roof standoff for use in mounting an object to a roof, the standoff comprising:

a core body having an upper end and a lower end adapted for attachment proximate to a roof surface;

said lower end of said core body including a bottom surface having;

a threaded stud fixedly connected to said core body and aligned with a centerline axis of said core body, wherein said threaded stud is adapted for threaded engagement in the roof surface;

a recess surrounding said threaded stud; and

a ridge surrounding said recess, wherein a bottom edge of said ridge is disposed in a common plane to permit contact with a planar surface associated with the roof surface;

said upper end of said core body having;

a threaded attachment element for attaching an object to said core body; and

a drive element for engaging said core body to rotate said threaded stud; and

a soft annular element disposed in said recess, wherein said soft annular element is at least partially compressed when said ridge is compressed against the planar surface.

16. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein said threaded attachment element of said upper end of said core body comprises external threads extending over at least a portion of an outside surface of said core body.

17. The apparatus of claim 16, further comprising:

a cover having a top end and a bottom end;

said bottom end being recessed and having internal threads adapted to engage said external threads of said upper end of said core body; and

said top end having an attachment element for attaching an object to said cover, wherein a height of said top end of said cover measured from the roof surface is adjustable via selective threaded engagement of said internal threads of said cover with said external threads of said core body.

18. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein said threaded attachment element of said upper end of said core body comprises a threaded aperture aligned with the centerline axis of said core body.

19. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein said threaded stud comprises one of:

a machine threaded stud; and

a lag threaded stud.

20. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein said threaded stud comprises a self tapping tip.