IP Library Granted Patent US 9,793,853
Granted Patent B2
US 9,793,853 · App. 15/461,166 · Granted Oct 17, 2017

Roofing grommet forming a seal between a roof-mounted structure and a roof

Inventors: Brian Cecil Stearns (Tucson, AZ); Douglas Timothy Lounsbury (Moretown, VT)
Assignee: Rillito River Solar, LLC
H02S20/23E04B1/66E04D13/04E04D13/10E04D13/14E04D13/1407E04D13/147F16B5/0258F16B43/001F24J2/5245F24J2002/5294Y02B10/12Y02B10/20Y02E10/47
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 9,793,853
App. No.
15/461,166
Granted
Oct 17, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

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.

Claims (38)

1. A roof mounting system, comprising:

flashing defining a first projection and a second projection,

wherein the second projection is defined within the first projection, and

wherein a first aperture is defined through the second projection;

a bracket positionable on the flashing and configured to contact the first projection and at least partially surround the second projection,

wherein a second aperture is defined in the bracket;

a seal installable on the bracket;

a fastener installable through the seal, the first aperture, and the second aperture, configured to compress the seal, flashing, and bracket against one another.

2. The mounting system of claim 1 , wherein the bracket is a slide.

3. The mounting system of claim 1 , wherein the bracket includes a slot.

4. The mounting system of claim 1 , wherein the bracket is an L-foot.

5. The mounting system of claim 1 , wherein a recess is defined in the bracket.

6. The mounting system of claim 5 , wherein at least a portion of the second projection extends in to the recess in response to the bracket being installed on the flashing.

7. A roof flashing system, comprising:

flashing defining a first projection and a second projection,

wherein the second projection is defined within the first projection;

a bracket positionable on the flashing and configured to receive the second projection;

a washer positionable on the bracket;

a fastener installable through the bracket, the washer, and the flashing,

wherein the fastener is configured to compress the bracket, the washer and the flashing.

8. The flashing system of claim 7 , further comprising a plate receivable within the first projection.

9. The flashing system of claim 8 , wherein support plate is configured to support the bracket.

10. The flashing system of claim 7 , wherein the bracket is configured to at least partially surround the first projection and the second projection.

11. The flashing system of claim 7 , wherein the bracket includes a plurality of serrations.

12. The flashing system of claim 7 , wherein the bracket is configured to support a solar panel mounting system or a snow guard.

13. The flashing system of claim 7 , wherein the bracket is at least one of a slide and an L-foot.

14. A flashing system, comprising:

flashing including a raised portion and a projection,

wherein a first aperture is defined through the projection;

a support plate installable beneath the raised portion and configured to support the raised portion, the support plate including a second aperture that is configured to align with the first aperture;

a bracket configured to at least partially surround the projection, the bracket including a third aperture alignable with the first aperture and the second aperture; and

a fastener installable through the first aperture, the second aperture, and the third aperture.

15. The flashing system of claim 14 , wherein the projection is defined on the raised portion.

16. The flashing system of claim 14 , wherein the bracket includes a bracket projection that is receivable within the projection.

17. The flashing system of claim 14 , further comprising a sealing material installable in the support plate.

18. The flashing system of claim 17 , wherein the sealing material is configured to contact the roof surface in response to the support plate being installed on the roof surface.

19. The flashing system of claim 14 , wherein the bracket comprises a slot and is configured to be attached to a solar panel mounting structure or snow guard.

20. The flashing system of claim 14 , wherein the washer is a two-part seal.

Assignments (7)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 25, 2025
From: ECOFASTEN SOLAR, LLC
To: ENSTALL US, INC.
Reel/Frame 073511/0490 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Aug 31, 2021
From: ECOFASTEN SOLAR, LLC; IRONRIDGE, INC.; PANELCLAW, INC.; WENCON DEVELOPMENT, INC.; ESDEC B.V.
To: WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Reel/Frame 057365/0001 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Dec 1, 2019
From: RILLITO RIVER SOLAR, LLC
To: ECOFASTEN SOLAR, LLC
Reel/Frame 051146/0854 →
MERGER Recorded Dec 1, 2019
From: RILLITO RIVER SOLAR, LLC
To: RILLITO RIVER SOLAR, LLC
Reel/Frame 051146/0295 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 3, 2017
From: VERMONT SLATE & COPPER SERVICES, INC.
To: RILLITO RIVER SOLAR, LLC
Reel/Frame 042231/0876 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 3, 2017
From: ALPINE SNOWGUARDS
To: VERMONT SLATE & COPPER SERVICES, INC.
Reel/Frame 042231/0807 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 3, 2017
From: STEARNS, BRIAN CECIL; LOUNSBURY, DOUGLAS TIMOTHY
To: ALPINE SNOWGUARDS
Reel/Frame 042231/0758 →
Continuity (19)
Continuation 15229974 · Aug 5, 2016
Continuation 15003472 · Jan 21, 2016
Continuation 14813199 · Jul 30, 2015
Continuation 14253687 · Apr 15, 2014
Continuation 13271650 · Oct 12, 2011
Continuation 13166542 · Jun 22, 2011
Continuation 12914209 · Oct 28, 2010
Continuation In Part 12727726 · Mar 19, 2010
Continuation 14813199
Continuation 14235687
Continuation 12914209
Continuation 14253687
Continuation In Part 13166378 · Jun 22, 2011
Continuation 12727726
Continuation In Part 12727726
Provisional Application 61161668 · Mar 19, 2009
Provisional Application 61298101 · Jan 25, 2010
Provisional Application 61345885 · May 18, 2010
Related Publication 20170187326A1 · Jun 29, 2017