Patent ID: 7568671

Claim:
A roofing bracket for providing a generally horizontal working surface on an inclined standing seam roofing panel, the roofing bracket comprising: a) a first section; b) a second section; c) the first section and the second section each defining a base; d) the first section and the second section each defining an upright extending from the base wherein the first section upright and the second section upright may be positioned proximate to a standing seam of a roofing panel; e) a clamping mechanism fixedly attached to the first section and the second section for securely and removeably fastening the first section upright and the second section upright juxtaposed to one another abutting opposite sides of the standing seam; f) an extension element comprising a screw-jack lifting mechanism fixedly attached to the base of the first section or the second section; and g) a retaining element fixedly attached to the extension element for engaging and retaining a plank suitable for providing a generally horizontal working surface.