Patent ID: 6718718
Filing Date: 2004-04-13
Classification: E04D,E04G,Y10T

Abstract:
A building assembly, comprising:a building surface; a plurality of raised standing seams disposed in spaced relation to each other on said building surface; at least one mounting device comprising a first said mounting device, wherein each said mounting device is mounted on one of said plurality of standing seams, wherein each said mounting device comprises a mounting body that in turn comprises an exterior surface, a concave slot defining a portion of said exterior surface of said mounting body and that comprises first and second slot sidewalls, at least one threaded first hole that extends from part of said exterior surface of said mounting body, though said mounting body, and to said first slot sidewall, and at least one threaded screw having a non-piercing end, wherein said slot of each said mounting device receives a portion of one of said plurality of standing seams, and wherein each said screw of each said mounting device is disposed in one said threaded first hole and engages only an exterior surface of one of said plurality of standing seams; an attachment mounted on said first said mounting device; and a threaded fastener that extends though said attachment and into said mounting body of said first said mounting device such that said threaded fastener is threadably engaged with said mounting body of said first said mounting device to secure said attachment to said first said mounting device.