Snow guard
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1. A snow guard, comprising:
- a plate having a front side, a back side opposite the front side top and bottom;
a base disposed towards the bottom of the plate and off-center relative to a surface of the plate and extending transversely from the back side of the plate and terminating in a distal end, the base having a first lateral surface and a second lateral surface opposite the first lateral surface; and
a removably attachable panel defining a cutout,wherein, when the panel is attached to the plate, the cutout is substantially aligned with a groove defined by the plate and the base, the groove extending from the front side of the plate to the distal end of the base.
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Abstract
A snow guard includes a plate having a front side and a back side, a first and second flange extending from the opposite edges of the front side of the plate, wherein the first flange defines a first vertical slot and the second flange defines a second vertical slot, such that the first vertical slot faces the second vertical slot. The snow guard also including base extending from the back side of the plate and terminating in a distal end. A groove is defined through the plate and the base, the groove extending from the front side of the plate to the distal end of the base, and one or more holes extend transversely through the base, the one or more holes in communication with the groove.
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21 Claims
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1. A snow guard, comprising:
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a plate having a front side, a back side opposite the front side top and bottom; a base disposed towards the bottom of the plate and off-center relative to a surface of the plate and extending transversely from the back side of the plate and terminating in a distal end, the base having a first lateral surface and a second lateral surface opposite the first lateral surface; and a removably attachable panel defining a cutout, wherein, when the panel is attached to the plate, the cutout is substantially aligned with a groove defined by the plate and the base, the groove extending from the front side of the plate to the distal end of the base. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A snow retention system, comprising:
one or more snow brakes configured for individual attachment to a respective raised seam of a metal roof, each snow brake including a plate having a front side, a back side opposite the front side, top and bottom; a base disposed towards the bottom of the plate extending from the back side of the plate and terminating in a distal end, the base being off-center relative to a surface of the plate; a groove defined by the plate and the base, the groove extending from the front side of the plate to the distal end of the base; a removably attachable substantially panel defining a cut-out; and a means of removably attaching a substantially planar panel with edges to the front side of the plate. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of installing a snow guard onto a raised seam of a metal roof, comprising the steps of:
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providing a snow guard including a plate with a front side and a back side, and a base extending from the back side of the plate, wherein a groove is defined by the snow guard, the groove extending through the plate and the base substantially perpendicular to the front side of the plate; attaching a panel to the front side of the snow guard, the panel defining a cutout that is substantially aligned with the groove when the panel is attached to the front side of the snow guard; and securing the snow guard to the raised seam wherein the raised seam is received in the groove and the front side of the plate is substantially perpendicular to the metal roof. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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21. A snow guard, comprising:
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a plate having a front side, and a back side opposite the front side; a base extending transversely from the back side of the plate and terminating in a distal end, the base having a first lateral surface and a second lateral surface opposite the first lateral surface; and a removably attachable panel selectively attachable to the plate and having a cut out; wherein the plate defines a first vertical slot adjacent to one edge of the plate and a second vertical slot adjacent to an opposite edge of the plate; and wherein a groove is defined by the plate and the base, the groove extending from the front side of the plate to the distal end of the base and alignable with the cut out in the panel.
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