Patent ID: 8833033

Claim:
An adjustable roof standoff for use in mounting an object to a roof, the standoff comprising: a core body having upper end and a lower end adapted for attachment proximate to a roof surface; said lower end of said core body including a bottom surface having: a central attachment element aligned with a centerline axis of the core body for attaching said core body to the roof surface; a recess surrounding said central attachment element; and a ridge surrounding said recess, wherein a bottom edge of said ridge is disposed in a common plane to permit contact with a planar surface associated with the roof surface; said upper end of said core body including external threads extending over at least a portion of an outside surface of said core body; a soft annular element disposed in said recess, wherein said soft annular element is at least partially compressed when said ridge is compressed against the planar surface; and a cover having a top end and a bottom end; said bottom end being recessed and having internal threads adapted to engage said external threads of said upper end of said core body; and said top end having an attachment element for attaching an object to said cover.