E04D13/1407

Systems and methods for mounting roof-mounted photovoltaic arrays including flashing and tape
10630228 · 2020-04-21 ·

A system for flashing a mount of a photovoltaic assembly on a surface includes a flashing assembly. The flashing assembly includes flashing that extends across an interface of the mount and the surface when the mount is attached to the surface. The flashing assembly also includes tape attached to the flashing. The tape includes a first attachment area and a second attachment area. The flashing assembly has a first configuration in which the first attachment area is attached to the flashing and the second attachment area is unattached, and a second configuration in which the first attachment area is attached to the flashing and the second attachment area is attached to the surface. The tape is movable with the flashing as an assembly when the flashing assembly is in the first configuration.

A DEVICE FOR PROTECTING OF PASSAGES FOR UTILITIES FROM ENTRY OF OUTDOOR WEATHER ELEMENTS OF ADVERSE EFFECTS
20200115907 · 2020-04-16 ·

The present invention is a reliable and simple to install device for protecting of passages for utilities in roof structures from the entry of adverse effect outdoor weather elements. The device is composed of: a flexible tube component (FTC), a surface insertion tube component (SITC), a surface connection plate component (SCPC) and a SCPC-connecting paste component. FTC is composed of a hallow semi-flexible tube having one side unconnected and the other side firmly connected to the SITC, forming a continues tube. The SITC is composed of a rigid hallow tube divided into two portions by the SCPC. The SCPS is composed of a perforated, rigid material, perpendicularly fixated to and around the SITC, In installing the device of the present invention, the SCPC-connecting paste component is smeared on the external surface of a roof structure surrounding the passage for utilities. The unconnected side of SITC is inserted into the passage for utilities till the SCPC is tightly pressed into the SCPC-connecting paste component. The SCP is pressed until the SCPC-connecting paste component oozes through the perforated plate of the SCPC. Upon drying and hardening of the SCPS connecting paste component, the SCPS is fixated and the device is stabilized. After the device is fixed and stabilized the FTC is stretched and bent in an approximately 180 degree angle so as to have the unconnected opening of the FTC approximately aligned in parallel with, and facing the external surface of, a roof structure surrounding of the passage for utilities. Either after the bending of FTC or prior to starting the installation of the device, utilities can be inserted through the FTC and SCPS.

Roof vent adaptors and methods
10604938 · 2020-03-31 · ·

Various roof vent adaptors are disclosed. The roof vent adaptors can be used to seal penetrations on buildings, such as vent penetrations on metal or non-metal roofs. In various embodiments, the roof vent adaptor includes a sealing member, an outer securing unit and an inner securing unit. The roof vent adaptor can be secured to the roof to provide a generally liquid-tight seal around the roof vent, thereby inhibiting or preventing water intrusion into the building.

Roof mounting system

A roof mount assembly mounts a structure to a roof having a rafter and a substrate supported by the rafter. The roof mount assembly includes a piece of flashing positioned on the substrate. The flashing includes a first surface, a second surface opposite the first surface and an aperture extending through the flashing. A fastener extends through the flashing aperture. A bracket is connected to the flashing via the fastener, and the bracket is sized to support at least one roof-mounted structure on the roof. A seal is positioned between the flashing aperture and the fastener. The seal is sized to form a water-tight seal with the aperture to inhibit flow of fluid through the aperture. The seal includes a first portion and a second portion, in which the first portion is positioned to abut the flashing first surface and the second portion is positioned to extend through the aperture.

Peripheral sealing gland for elongate objects passing through a surface or beyond a pipe end
10526789 · 2020-01-07 · ·

A sealing gland is configured to form a first seal between a first elongate member and the sealing gland, and a second seal between a second elongate member and the sealing gland. The sealing gland includes a conical upper section having an upper aperture through which the first elongate member is to pass and defining, at the upper aperture, a deformable upper seal configured to deform about and form the first seal to a periphery of the first elongate member, and a tubular lower section extending from a base of the upper section and having an open lower end through which the elongate members are to pass, the lower section including one or more endless lip seals, the open lower end configured to deform about a periphery of the second elongate member, such that the one or more endless lip seals form the second seal at the second elongate member.

FLASHING ASSEMBLIES PREPARED WITH LIQUID FLASHING COMPOSITIONS
20190330854 · 2019-10-31 ·

One or more embodiments of the present invention provide A roofing system comprising (i) a roof deck; (ii) a vertical structure extending from said roof deck; (iii) a membrane system covering said roof deck; and (iv) a flashing assembly creating a water-proof seal between said membrane system and said vertical structure, where said flashing assembly includes a flashing composite having a polymeric membrane component and a fabric component, said polymeric membrane component being bonded to said membrane system, and said flashing assembly further including a cured residue layer of a liquid flashing composition extending from said fabric component of said fleeced flashing membrane to a surface of said vertical structure, and said cured residue being bonded to said fabric component and said surface of said vertical structure.

METAL ROOF FLASHING SYSTEM
20190249438 · 2019-08-15 ·

A metal roof flashing system includes a pipe flashing assembly including a triangular base flashing, a rubber vent support, and a lower flashing seal. The pipe flashing assembly is structured to receive a roof vent pipe and form a watertight seal around a plumbing vent stack on a roof surface or side wall of a building. The rubber vent support is flexible and contours to and around the roof vent pipe and form a seal. The pipe flashing assembly is able to be installed on a metal roof surface of a building.

ROOF VENT ADAPTORS AND METHODS
20190119920 · 2019-04-25 ·

Various roof vent adaptors are disclosed. The roof vent adaptors can be used to seal penetrations on buildings, such as vent penetrations on metal or non-metal roofs. In various embodiments, the roof vent adaptor includes a sealing member, an outer securing unit and an inner securing unit. The roof vent adaptor can be secured to the roof to provide a generally liquid-tight seal around the roof vent, thereby inhibiting or preventing water intrusion into the building.

PERIPHERAL SEALING GLAND FOR ELONGATE OBJECTS PASSING THROUGH A SURFACE OR BEYOND A PIPE END
20190100922 · 2019-04-04 · ·

Peripheral sealing glands for forming a seal between an elongate member and a substantially flat surface are provided. One method includes providing an at least in part frustoconical shaped skirt through which the elongate member is to pass and defining a deformable upper seal configured to deform about and form a first seal to a periphery of the elongate member, providing a flange depending from a lower periphery of the skirt, and providing a substantially rigid ring structured to bear on the outer surface of the flange so as to apply a substantially consistent pressure to the two or more endless lip seals to form a second seal against the flat surface. The skirt includes a retention flange to removably receive the rigid ring and to permit adjustment of the rigid ring relative to the flange.

Roof mounting system

A roof mount assembly mounts a structure to a roof having a rafter and a substrate supported by the rafter. The roof mount assembly includes a piece of flashing positioned on the substrate. The flashing includes a first surface, a second surface opposite the first surface and an aperture extending through the flashing. A fastener extends through the flashing aperture. A bracket is connected to the flashing via the fastener, and the bracket is sized to support at least one roof-mounted structure on the roof. A seal is positioned between the flashing aperture and the fastener. The seal is sized to form a water-tight seal with the aperture to inhibit flow of fluid through the aperture. The seal includes a first portion and a second portion, in which the first portion is positioned to abut the flashing first surface and the second portion is positioned to extend through the aperture.