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Delivery device for rooftop equipment and systems and method of installation

E & I Sales Co.
2022
Online Patent

Titel:
Delivery device for rooftop equipment and systems and method of installation
Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: E & I Sales Co.
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Veröffentlichung: 2022
Medientyp: Patent
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  • Nachgewiesen in: USPTO Patent Grants
  • Sprachen: English
  • Patent Number: 11437,794
  • Publication Date: September 06, 2022
  • Appl. No: 17/453554
  • Application Filed: November 04, 2021
  • Assignees: E & I Sales Co. (Tulsa, OK, US)
  • Claim: 1. A rooftop delivery device for supplying electric power, plumbing and lines to equipment and systems positioned on a roof, the rooftop delivery device comprising: a mounting assembly, comprising: a flashing positioned above the roof; a cleat positioned below the roof; a vice assembly for clamping the flashing and the cleat against the roof, wherein the vice assembly comprises at least one bracket for securing the cleat to the stand and a plurality of traveling screws for securing the cleat to the bracket.
  • Claim: 2. The rooftop delivery device of claim 1 further comprising a stand for connecting the flashing and the cleat.
  • Claim: 3. The rooftop delivery device of claim 1 wherein: the cleat comprises a plurality of lateral apertures; the at least one bracket comprises an L-bracket having a vertical portion that is secured to the stand and a horizontal portion forming apertures through which the traveling screws are threaded to secure the cleat to the horizontal portion of the cleat; and wherein, when the traveling screws are threaded through the apertures in the horizontal portion, the cleat is moved toward an interior surface of the roof and applies pressure thereto.
  • Claim: 4. The rooftop delivery device of claim 3 wherein, as the cleat is pressed against the interior surface of the roof, the travelling screws apply a downward pressure on the stand, which pulls the flashing firmly against the top of the roof.
  • Claim: 5. The rooftop delivery device of claim 2 further comprising an enclosure for housing electronic components.
  • Claim: 6. The rooftop delivery device of claim 3 wherein the vertical portion and the horizontal portion of the L-bracket each has a length and wherein the length of the horizontal portion is greater than or equal to the length of the horizontal portion.
  • Claim: 7. The rooftop delivery device of claim 5 wherein the mounting assembly, the vice assembly, the stand and the enclosure are comprised of materials selected from the group consisting of carbon steel, galvanized steel, stainless steel, aluminum, chrome, steel chrome-plated, steel with nickel/silicon carbide composite coating, brass, brass-chrome plated, brass with nickel/silicon carbide composite, stainless steel, stainless chrome-plated, stainless with nickel/silicon carbide composite coating, carbonitrided steel, nickel carbide plated steel, tempered steel.
  • Claim: 8. The rooftop delivery device of claim 6 wherein the cleat has an outer edge and wherein the horizontal portion of the L-bracket extends to the outer edge of the cleat.
  • Claim: 9. The rooftop delivery device of claim 3 further comprising at least one gusset positioned above the flashing between the stand and the flashing.
  • Claim: 10. A method of installing a rooftop delivery device on a roof structure having an exterior surface and an interior surface for the delivery of electric power, plumbing and lines to equipment and system on the roof, the method comprising the steps of: providing a flashing on the exterior surface of the roof structure; providing a cleat beneath the interior surface of the roof structure; providing a vice assembly comprising at least one bracket for securing the cleat to the stand and a plurality of traveling screws for securing the cleat to the bracket; and moving the cleat toward the interior surface of the roof structure via the traveling screws and clamping the flashing against the exterior surface of the roof and the cleat against the interior surface of the roof.
  • Claim: 11. The method of claim 10 further comprising the steps of perforating the roof through the exterior surface and the interior surface.
  • Claim: 12. The method of claim 11 further comprising the steps of: securing the flashing to a stand; and inserting the stand in the perforation in the roof so that the flashing remains in contact with the exterior surface of the roof.
  • Claim: 13. The method of claim 12 further comprising the step of applying downward pressure on the stand and pulling the flashing firmly against the top of the roof.
  • Claim: 14. The method of claim 12 further comprising the step of providing an enclosure on the stand proximal the exterior surface of the roof, the enclosure comprising electrical components or plumbing components for the operation and monitoring electrical equipment and systems on the roof.
  • Claim: 15. The method of claim 14 further comprising the step of supplying cables, wires, cords, lines, tubing, conduit, pipes and/or bus bars through the stand and providing power to the components in the enclosure and the equipment and systems on the roof.
  • Patent References Cited: 6942189 September 2005 Capozzi ; 7459630 December 2008 Pedret et al. ; 7493729 February 2009 Semmes ; 13853 February 2012 Coyle et al. ; 8479455 July 2013 Schaefer ; 9496697 November 2016 Wentworth ; 9819166 November 2017 Capozzi ; 10230227 March 2019 Wade ; 10505354 December 2019 Wade ; 10594121 March 2020 Yang ; 2007/0199561 August 2007 Soucy ; 2020/0119533 April 2020 Wade ; 6582016 December 2018
  • Other References: Soladeck, Soladeck 0799-5g Roof-Mount Enclosure, URL: https://www.solaris-shop.com/soladeck-0799-5g-roof-mount-enclosure/ (Mar. 29, 2020). cited by applicant ; Qbox Junction Box, Qbox Junction Box for Comp Shingle Roofs, URL: https://www.quickmountpv.com/products/qbox.html?cur=0 (May 1, 2020). cited by applicant
  • Primary Examiner: Estrada, Angel R
  • Attorney, Agent or Firm: Millikin Intellectual Property Law, PLLC

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