System for attaching an article to a roof and method of use
View Patent ↗A system for attaching an article to a roof having shingles disposed on top of a structural member includes a flashing member which is rotatably connected to a stanchion. The flashing member includes a sheet of flashing which is slid up under one or more shingles. A hole is drilled through the shingles and into the structural member. The stanchion is then bolted to the structural member.
1. A system for attaching an article to a roof having shingles disposed on top of a structural member, said system comprising:
a sheet of flashing having an aperture;
an upstanding sleeve connected to said sheet of flashing, said sleeve completely surrounding said aperture;
a stanchion connected to said sheet of flashing;
said stanchion having a hole which is shaped and dimensioned to receive said sleeve;
said sheet of flashing slidable underneath the shingles of the roof without the need to remove the shingles;
said sleeve having a circular distal end; and,
said circular distal end of said sleeve being flared to hold said stanchion and said sheet of flashing together.
2. The system according to claim 1 , further including:
said hole in said stanchion having a flared portion to accommodate said flared distal end of said sleeve.
3. A system for attaching an article to a roof having shingles disposed on top of a structural member, said system comprising:
a sheet of flashing having an aperture;
an upstanding sleeve connected to said sheet of flashing, said sleeve completely surrounding said aperture;
a stanchion connected to said sheet of flashing;
said stanchion having a hole which is shaped and dimensioned to receive said sleeve;
said sheet of flashing slidable underneath the shingles of the roof without the need to remove the shingles;
said stanchion 360° rotatable about said sleeve;
said sleeve having a circular distal end;
said circular distal end of said sleeve being flared to hold said stanchion and said sheet of flashing together;
said hole in said stanchion having a flared portion to accommodate said flared distal end of said sleeve;
said sleeve being cylindrical;
said sheet of flashing having a center; and,
said stanchion offset from said center of said sheet of flashing.