Patent ID: 7516576
Filing Date: 2009-04-14
Classification: E04D

Abstract:
1. A snow stop comprising a base member and a snow-restraining member connected to a top side of the base member, wherein: the base member is round, having a circular outer boundary; the snow-restraining member is included in intersecting, upstanding members in at least one predetermined angle one to another, and said intersecting is at one and only one intersection of said upstanding members, and there is one and only one intersection of said upstanding member with respect to the base; the base member has a substantially flat underside free from members corresponding to the upstanding members; and the snow stop is useful for attachment to a roof through the base member with the underside of the base member facing the roof; is durable, rugged and structurally stable; and, when attached to the roof through the base member with the underside of the base member facing the roof, can restrain and resist, and withstand severe loading from, advancing snow and ice on and moving down the roof; with the proviso that, when at least four of said upstanding members are present, a snow/ice/water relief opening is provided at what otherwise would be an intersection of the at least four of said upstanding members and the base member.