Patent ID: 9677279
Date: 2017-06-13
CPC Classifications: E04D,F24F

Claim:
1. In combination, (a) a support structure mounted about a space above an opening in a metal panel roof of a building, the space above the opening communicating with a climate-controlled space inside the building, said support structure, in combination with an overlying load, isolating air in the space above the opening and inwardly of the support structure from ambient air outside the building, said support structure comprising a plurality of closure members, including first and second rails, an upper diverter, and a lower closure, each of said first and second rails, said upper diverter, and said lower closure comprising (b) thermal insulation extending upwardly from underneath the roof, up through the opening and alongside a said closure member, up to an elevation at least as high as the lower reach of the respective said inner panel, said thermal insulation being disposed between said upstanding web and the air in the space above the opening, and (c) as a separate element, a thermal break, at least a portion of said thermal break being disposed on at least a portion of the outer surface of the respective said inner panel, said thermal insulation, in combination with said thermal break, providing effective thermal break properties from below such roof, up through the opening, and up to a top of said support structure, sufficient to prevent moisture from condensing on the respective said closure member.