Modular roof system with border secured without fastener
View Patent ↗A roof system includes modular trays placed side-by-side on a roof, and a border along the boundaries of the system. The border includes side members with walls that extend from the roof to the top of the modules, along the length of the outer sides of the modules, to conceal the otherwise exposed sides of the modules. The side members include feet that extend along the roof line, from the base of the sidewalls to below the outer perimeter of the modules such that the weight of the trays holds the feet against the roof. The feet are formed with upward projections that are gravitationally engaged into voids formed in the bottoms of the modules to lock the side members in position at the sides of the modules.
1. A modular roof system including:
a. a module having a module first side, a module second side, a module third side, and a module fourth side,
i. the module first, second, third, and fourth sides extending upwardly from a module bottom to define an enclosure for green roof materials,
ii. the module bottom having a downwardly opening void; and
b. a border having:
i. a side member extending lengthwise along the module first side and upwardly from the roof, the side member extending at least partially up to the top of the module first side;
ii. a foot extending from the lower end of the side member to underneath the module, the foot including a first foot segment and a second foot segment, the first and second foot segments being on opposing sides of a retaining lip, wherein:
(1) the retainine lip extends upwardly from the foot and into the void to cooperatively engage the module; and
(2) the second foot segment extends from the retaining lip to a return bend to form a rounded foot free end.
2. The system of claim 1 wherein the border further includes a side member lip extending from a side member top end in the same direction as the foot extending from a side member bottom end, the side member lip being configured to engage the module first side to secure the border to the module.
3. The systems of claim 1 wherein:
a. the void extends at least substantially the length of the module first side; and
b. the second foot segment extends beyond the retaining lip and farther underneath the module bottom.
4. The system of claim 1 wherein
the module bottom further includes a downwardly opening groove configured to complementarily receive the rounded foot free end.