Patent ID: 6922951

Claim:
A lighted roof edge assembly for sealing a waterproof membrane onto a roof of a building and providing an aesthetically pleasing appearance to the periphery of a building roof, the roof having a generally horizontal upper surface and an edge defining a generally vertical surface, the rubber membrane being supported by the upper surface of the roof and a portion of the membrane extending downwardly adjacent the vertical surface of the edge of the roof, the assembly comprising: a) at least one anchor member adapted to be attached to the vertical surface of the edge of the roof and to clamp the rubber membrane against the upper surface of the roof and against the vertical surface of the edge of the roof, the anchor member including a generally planar vertical portion adapted to engage a portion of the rubber membrane and to secure it against the vertical surface, said generally planar vertical portion positioned in adjacent facing relation to the vertical surface of the edge of the roof, the generally planar vertical portion having a generally planar rearward surface adapted to be positioned in facing relation with respect to the vertical surface of the edge of the roof from the upper surface of the roof downwardly and to secure the edge of the membrane against that vertical surface, and a rearwardly extending flange projecting from the planar rearward surface, said rearwardly extending flange being integrally and rigidly connected to said planar vertical portion, and the rearwardly extending flange including a lower surface adapted to engage a portion of the rubber membrane supported by the upper surface of the roof to hold the rubber membrane down against the upper surface of the roof, the anchor member further including an upper locking flange and a lower locking flange; b) a cover plate releasably securable to the anchor member, the cover plate including an upper edge having means for gripping said upper locking flange and including a lower edge having means for gripping said lower locking flange, said cover plate further including an exterior surface that defines a channel; and c) a lighting assembly secured within the channel, the lighting assembly including a retainer secured to the cover plate within the channel and a lighting element releasably secured within the retainer.