Patent ID: 8413388

Claim:
A roof mount assembly for mounting a solar panel above a roof surface, the roof mount assembly comprising: a roof substrate; a flashing positionable on the roof substrate, the flashing having an aperture; a fastener extending through the flashing aperture into the roof substrate; a bracket including a first portion having a first aperture and a second portion having a second aperture, the first aperture sized to receive the fastener therethrough such that the fastener is operable to retain the bracket above the roof substrate, the second aperture is operable to support the solar panel above the roof surface; a washer positioned on the bracket between the fastener and the bracket; a seal secured to and extending radially outwardly from the fastener radially beyond an outer perimeter of the aperture defined in the flashing, the seal holding the flashing in compression against the roof substrate to inhibit fluid entry between the seal and the flashing adjacent the fastener, wherein the seal includes an elastomeric material positioned between the flashing aperture and the fastener.