Patent ID: 9670672
Date: 2017-06-06
CPC Classifications: E04B,E04D,F24S,H02S,Y02B,Y02E

Claim:
1. A central support bracket for use in association with a roof panel system, the central support bracket further comprising an elongated extrusion and including a cross-sectional configuration defining, a base trough having a base surface with a first lip at a first end thereof and a second lip at a second end thereof each of which extends upwardly therefrom, the base trough defining a passageway for water or other fluid that may pass through the roof panel system; an upstanding beam extending upwardly from the base surface, between the first lip and the second lip and having a proximal end at the base surface and a distal end spaced apart therefrom; an upper flange proximate the distal end of the upstanding beam and defining a first inside surface extending to one side of the upstanding beam and a second inside surface extending to an opposite side of the upstanding beam; and a depending flange extending on one side of the upstanding beam spaced apart from the proximal and the distal end thereof, the depending flange including a base wall extending outwardly from the upstanding wall, and an upstanding wall extending upwardly from an end of the base wall to, in turn, define a channel with the upstanding beam wherein the upstanding beam includes a bend region between the proximal and distal end, with a portion between the bend region and the distal end is parallel to a portion between the proximal end and the bend region, wherein an axis through the portion of the upstanding beam between the bend region and the distal end bisects the base surface of the base trough between the first lip and the second lip, with an axis through the portion of the upstanding beam between the proximal end and the bend region being closer to one of the first lip and the second lip, and wherein the axis through the portion of the upstanding beam between the bend region and the distal end intersects the base wall of the depending flange between the portion of the upstanding beam between the bend region and the proximal end and the upstanding wall.