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Snow guard assembly for standing seam metal roof

a technology for metal roofs and snow guards, applied in snow traps, heat collector mounting/supports, lighting and heating apparatuses, etc., can solve the problem of not teaching elongated snow support members, and achieve the effect of reducing the ability to slid

Active Publication Date: 2016-11-03
CHRISTIAN VERNON D
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This patent is about a snow guard assembly for a standing seam metal roof. The assembly includes two snow support brackets and an elongated snow support that is separate from the brackets. The snow support has a snow surface that extends upward from the roof, to prevent snow from sliding off. The technical effect of this invention is to provide a simple and effective solution to prevent snow accumulation on a standing seam metal roof and reduce damage to the roof caused by snow slides.

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They do not teach elongated snow support members.

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[0031]Referring to FIG. 1, a snow guard assembly 100 is shown on a standing seam metal roof 10. The snow guard assembly includes a first snow support bracket 102 and a second snow support bracket 104, with a separate and distinct elongated snow support 106 being removably received by the first and second snow support brackets 102, 104. In some embodiments, additional brackets such as third snow support bracket 103 and fourth snow support bracket 105 can provide further receptacles for the elongated snow support 106. The snow support brackets are shaped to fit over the standing seam 16 of the standing seam metal roof 10 and are secured in some embodiments, to their respective standing seams without forming holes in the standing seam metal roof 10. In some embodiments, the elongated snow support 106 can extend between two neighboring standing seams 16 to cover one roofing segment 12. In other embodiments, the elongated snow support 106 can extend over a plurality of roofing segments 1...

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Abstract

A snow guard assembly for a standing seam metal roof includes a first snow support bracket including a first bracket body secured to a first standing seam on the metal roof, and a second snow support bracket including a second bracket body secured to a second standing seam. The first and second snow support brackets are substantially aligned on the roof and removably receive an elongated snow support having a snow support surface extending upwardly relative to the panel of a roofing segment over which it is mounted such that the snow support surface will support snow accumulating on the standing seam metal roof and reduce its ability to slide off the standing seam metal roof.

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FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0001]The present invention generally relates to snow guards. More particularly, the present invention relates to snow guards for standing seam metal roofs.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]Snow guards are structures that are mounted to a roof to prevent or decrease snow sheets falling off of the slope of the roof. Various types exist. Of particular relevance to the present invention, are snow guards employed for standing seam metal roofs.[0003]With reference to FIG. 1, it can be seen that standing seam metal roof 10 is characterized by having a plurality of roofing segments 12, with each roofing segment typically having a panel 14 and a standing seam 16. The standing seams 16 are raised above the level of the panels 14 and form ridges with neighboring roofing segments 12. The panels 14 of the standing seam metal roof are typically quite smooth, and it will be appreciated that snow accumulating on such a roof can slide off in large masses for many reasons. Some ...

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IPC IPC(8): E04D13/10E04D3/30
CPCF24J2/5249E04D3/30E04D13/10Y02B10/20Y02E10/47F24S25/615
Inventor CHRISTIAN, VERNON D.
Owner CHRISTIAN VERNON D