Patent ID: 9677282
Date: 2017-06-13
CPC Classifications: E04D,F24F,F24S,H02S,Y02B,Y02E

Claim:
1. A modular anchor for attaching fixtures to a membrane-covered roof, comprising: a planar metal plate having a pattern of holes arranged around a periphery of the plate, the pattern of holes forming a boundary of a central inner area of the metal plate; a metal bracket having a substantially raised central portion and parallel wings on opposite sides at a lower extremity of the raised central portion, the wings of the bracket having upper and lower surfaces in parallel horizontal planes, with the bracket joined to the metal plate at a central location within the hole pattern by the lower surfaces of the wings being adhered to an upper surface of the metal plate, the upper surfaces of the wings and an upper surface of the metal plate being coated with a material to facilitate heat welding to membrane; and a transition membrane having an opening of size and shape of the raised central portion of the bracket and outer dimensions substantially greater than the central inner area of the metal plate defined by the pattern of holes in the metal plate, the transition membrane positioned on the metal plate with the raised portion of the bracket extending upward through the opening in the transition membrane, and with the transition membrane heat welded to the upper surfaces of the wings of the bracket and to the metal plate everywhere within the central inner area, leaving the pattern of holes exposed.