Patent ID: 8316592

Claim:
A protective covering for, and in combination with, a roof-mounted system that is attached with a mounting bracket attached to a sloping roof using fasteners, comprising: a fastening member penetrating a shingle and underlining structure of said roof for attaching said mounting bracket to said roof; said roof-mounted system supported and spaced from said roof by a mounting member connected to said mounting bracket and said roof-mounted system; a portion of at least one shingle being cut away to accommodate said bracket mounted on said roof; a protective cover for enclosing said fastening member and at least a portion of said mounting bracket for preventing fastening leaks of water through said roof; said protective cover comprising a flat, malleable waterproof material molded to form a flat top surface extending from a flashing flange of said protective cover to a distal end of said protective cover and having triangular-shaped side walls; said flashing flange of said protective cover extending under a distal end of a shingle, said top surface extending out from said flashing flange in a slight rise, downwardly with respect to the roof to form said triangular-shaped side walls, said distal end of said protective cover covering the fastener and said portion of said bracket which the fastener fastens to the roof.