Patent ID: 7866093

Claim:
A method of supporting a roof object comprising rooftop equipment on a roof of a building, the method comprising: forming a support block such that: the support block is as a single piece of a self-damping elastomeric material; and the support block comprises: a pair of opposing end walls oriented perpendicularly to a flat bottom of the support block; a top wall which is elongate in a longitudinal direction extending between the opposing end walls; a pair of sloped side walls extending in the longitudinal direction of the top wall between the opposing end walls and extending downwardly and outwardly in a lateral direction from the top wall to the flat bottom of the support block such that the flat bottom is wider in the lateral direction than the top wall; a pair of hollow cavities formed in the elastomeric material which are open to the flat bottom; and a divider wall spanning between the top wall and the flat bottom between the hollow cavities; arranging the divider wall to support and suspend the top wall above the hollow cavities; supporting the flat bottom of the support block on the roof; and supporting the roof object on the top wall such that: the support block is supported between the roof object and the roof; and the self-damping elastomeric material forming the support block dampens vibration between the roof object and the roof.