Mounting device using opposing seam fasteners for hollow rib standing seam panels
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1. A building system comprising:
- a building surface comprising a plurality of interconnected panels and a plurality of standing seams, wherein each said standing seam is in the form of a hollow seam rib defined by a pair of adjacent, interconnected panels; and
at least one mounting device, wherein each said mounting device comprises;
a mounting body;
a slot extending into said mounting body and having a non-adjustable configuration, wherein at least an upper section of one of said hollow seam ribs of said building surface is disposed within said slot;
a first seam fastener that extends through said mounting body, into said slot, and into engagement with a first side of said hollow seam rib;
a second seam fastener that extends through said mounting body, into said slot, and into engagement with a second side of said hollow seam rib, wherein said first and second seam fasteners are axially aligned, wherein opposing internal surfaces of said hollow seam rib at a first location are spaced apart by a distance of at least about 0.35 inches prior to engaging said first and second seam fasteners with said hollow seam rib and measured along a first axial path, wherein an open space exists throughout an entirety of the spacing between said opposing internal surfaces of said hollow seam rib at said first location prior to engaging said hollow seam rib with said first and second seam fasteners, wherein said opposing internal surfaces of said hollow seam rib are disposed no more than about 0.125 inches from each other, at said first location and measured along said first axial path, after engaging said first and second seam fasteners with said hollow seam rib by said first seam fastener deflecting said first side of said hollow seam rib in the direction of said second side of said hollow seam rib and by said second seam fastener deflecting said second side of said hollow seam rib in the direction of said first side of said hollow seam rib, and wherein said first location coincides with where said first and second seam fasteners engage said hollow seam rib; and
at least one attachment mounting fastener extendable into said mounting body.
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Abstract
A building system (38) is disclosed in the form of a standing seam panel assembly (80) and one or more mounting devices (40). The mounting device (40) includes a slot (52) for receiving at least an upper section of a hollow seam rib (86) of the panel assembly (80). At least one opposing pair of seam fasteners (74) engage opposing sides of the seam rib (86). These seam fasteners (74) may be activated to significantly reduce the size of an open space that initially exists between opposing, spaced internal surfaces (92a, 92b) of the seam rib (86).
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1. A building system comprising:
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a building surface comprising a plurality of interconnected panels and a plurality of standing seams, wherein each said standing seam is in the form of a hollow seam rib defined by a pair of adjacent, interconnected panels; and at least one mounting device, wherein each said mounting device comprises; a mounting body; a slot extending into said mounting body and having a non-adjustable configuration, wherein at least an upper section of one of said hollow seam ribs of said building surface is disposed within said slot; a first seam fastener that extends through said mounting body, into said slot, and into engagement with a first side of said hollow seam rib; a second seam fastener that extends through said mounting body, into said slot, and into engagement with a second side of said hollow seam rib, wherein said first and second seam fasteners are axially aligned, wherein opposing internal surfaces of said hollow seam rib at a first location are spaced apart by a distance of at least about 0.35 inches prior to engaging said first and second seam fasteners with said hollow seam rib and measured along a first axial path, wherein an open space exists throughout an entirety of the spacing between said opposing internal surfaces of said hollow seam rib at said first location prior to engaging said hollow seam rib with said first and second seam fasteners, wherein said opposing internal surfaces of said hollow seam rib are disposed no more than about 0.125 inches from each other, at said first location and measured along said first axial path, after engaging said first and second seam fasteners with said hollow seam rib by said first seam fastener deflecting said first side of said hollow seam rib in the direction of said second side of said hollow seam rib and by said second seam fastener deflecting said second side of said hollow seam rib in the direction of said first side of said hollow seam rib, and wherein said first location coincides with where said first and second seam fasteners engage said hollow seam rib; and at least one attachment mounting fastener extendable into said mounting body. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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