Patent ID: 8153700

Claim:
A roof mounting system comprising: a roof substrate; flashing supportable on the roof substrate and including a top surface spaced from the roof substrate, a bottom surface, and an outwardly extending projection having a concave interior side, the flashing defining an aperture extending through the projection between the top surface and the bottom surface; a seal for inhibiting fluid entry through the aperture, the seal extending through the aperture such that the seal contacts at least a portion of the top surface of the flashing and at least a portion of the bottom surface of the flashing, the seal being conformable with the concave interior side and defining a seal aperture substantially aligned with the flashing aperture; a mounting bracket supportable on the flashing and defining an aperture sized to receive at least a portion of each of the seal and the projection; and a fastener extending through the mounting bracket aperture, the seal aperture, and the flashing aperture, wherein the seal is operable to inhibit fluid flow through the flashing aperture.