Patent ID: 6298608
Filing Date: 2001-10-09
Classification: E04D

Abstract:
A device to secure a snow guard to a roof having an outer layer attached to a substrate layer, the roof capable of having a first and a second hole located therethrough, the device comprising:a block having a first and a second side wall, a base and a top, wherein the base of the block is locatable in juxtaposition with the outer layer of the roof;the snow guard operatively attached to the block;a first rod having a first and a second terminal end and a predetermined length therebetween, the first terminal end of the first rod operatively attached to the block, the second terminal end thereof being locatable through the first hole in the roof when the base of the block is located in juxtaposition with the outer layer of the roof;a first securement device locatable on the first rod to secure the second terminal end of the first rod below the substrate layer of the roof, relative to the outer layer of the roof, when the base of the block is located in juxtaposition with the outer layer of the roof;a second rod having a first and a second terminal end and a predetermined length therebetween, the first terminal end of the second rod operatively attached to the block, the second terminal end thereof being locatable through the second hole in the roof when the base of the block is located in juxtaposition with the outer layer of the roof; anda second securement device locatable on the second rod to secure the second terminal end of the second rod below the substrate layer of the roof, relative to the outer layer of the roof, when the base of the block is located in juxtaposition with the outer layer of the roof.