Patent ID: 7467497

Claim:
A snow guard comprising: (a) a base with a bottom and a top, the base having a longitudinally extending body with first and second longitudinal ends, a slot extending upward from the bottom toward the top and terminating spaced from the top and extending through the first and second ends for receiving a rolled seam of a metal roof in the slot, the slot dividing the base into first and second opposite sides connected at the top, said first longitudinal end having a hole extending longitudinally for receiving and holding an anchor screw, a movable means for locking said base to a rolled roof seam, said movable means being attached to said end by said anchor screw, said movable locking means being shaped to engage with a rolled roof seam to prevent removal of said snow guard from said seam when said anchor screw forces said movable locking means against said seam of the roof, and (b) a snow guard plate connected to the base and extending laterally beyond the opposite sides of the base and extending upward to beyond the top of the base.