Patent ID: 8312692

Claim:
A method of forming a support block, the method comprising: providing a flat bottom arranged to be supported on the roof; providing a pair of opposing end walls oriented transversely to the flat bottom of the support block; providing a top wall which is flat and elongate in a longitudinal direction extending between the opposing end walls and which is arranged to support the roof object thereon; providing 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 towards the flat bottom of the support block such that the flat bottom is wider in the lateral direction than the top wall; forming the flat bottom, the pair of opposing end walls, the top wall, and the pair of sloped side walls of resilient material; and providing at least one hollow cavity in the resilient material which is only open to the flat bottom such that the support block is arranged to be positioned between a roof object and a roof and the resilient material forming the support block is arranged to dampen vibration between the roof object and the roof.