Patent ID: 7386922

Claim:
A snow guard fastening unit for connecting said snow guard with a roof seam comprising: a unitary top piece defining a C-shaped back part and a planar front part said C-shaped back part connected to said planar front part by a top piece planar top, said top piece front part defining a planar outer wall and a slanted inner wall, said top piece planar top includes means for attaching said snow guard, wherein said top piece C-shaped back part includes a planar slot terminating at a bottom wall and facing said slanted inner wall; said back part and said front part being connected via an upper planar top; a unitary bottom piece defining an L-shaped front part and a slanted back part said L-shaped front part and said slanted back part being connected via a lower planar top; and means for connecting said top piece to said bottom piece about a portion of a roof seam without engaging said roof seam, said means including a clearance opening within said top piece upper planar top, a threaded screw, and a threaded opening within said bottom piece lower planar top for receiving said threaded screw.