Patent ID: 7861485

Claim:
A method for installing a stanchion on a roof, comprising: (a) providing a roof having a plurality of existing tiles disposed in overlapping relationship on top of roof sheathing; (b) providing a system for installing a stanchion on said roof, including: a tile having an aperture and a top surface, said tile including a sleeve which is connected to said top surface and which surrounds said aperture, said sleeve being an integral portion of said tile; a stanchion which includes (1) a post which is shaped and dimensioned to be received by said aperture and said sleeve, and (2) a flange for connecting said stanchion to said roof sheathing; (c) removing one of said existing tiles; (d) defining a position where said stanchion is to be connected to said roof sheathing; (e) connecting said flange to said roof sheathing at said position of step (d); and, (f) after step (e), placing said tile at the previous location of said removed existing tile of step (c) so that said post of said stanchion projects through said aperture and said sleeve.