Patent ID: 8950157
Filing Date: 2015-02-10
Classification: E04B,F16B,F24S,H02S,Y02B,Y02E,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method for installing an equipment mounting device to a tile roof, using a stanchion, the stanchion includes a first end, a second end, and a projected side portion between the first end and the second end, the method comprising: placing the stanchion through an aperture in a roof tile while the roof tile is affixed to the tile roof, the first end of the stanchion is positioned above the roof tile and the second end of the stanchion is seated directly against a planar roof sheathing surface beneath the roof tile; inserting a first roof securing fastener, the first roof securing fastener including a first roof securing fastener head and a first roof securing fastener end, into a first through-hole into the projected side portion so that the first roof securing fastener head seats against the stanchion above the roof tile and the first roof securing fastener end passes through an interior of the projected side portion of the stanchion below the roof tile; and securing the first roof securing fastener end into the planar roof sheathing surface outside of a perimeter of the second end of the stanchion.