Patent ID: 8166713

Claim:
A roof mount for securing structures on a roof surface, the roof mount comprising: flashing defining at least one aperture extending therethrough; a fastener extending through the aperture to retain the flashing on the roof surface; a bracket having a top surface and a bottom surface and defining a first height, the bracket defining a first aperture having a first diameter and extending from the top surface to the bottom surface, the first aperture sized to receive the fastener therethrough, the bracket defining a second aperture having a second diameter extending from the bottom surface to a location between the top surface and the bottom surface, wherein the second diameter is greater than the first diameter, the bracket defining a substantially cylindrical pocket, both of the first and second apertures opening into the pocket; and a washer defining an aperture sized to receive the fastener therethrough, wherein the washer has an outer diameter that is substantially identical to the second diameter, the washer positionable in the pocket and operable to substantially seal a perimeter of the second aperture at the bottom surface of the bracket, wherein when the washer is positioned in the second aperture, the washer aperture is substantially co-linear with the first aperture and the second aperture, wherein the washer forms an interference fit with the bracket to substantially seal a perimeter of the first aperture at the location between the top surface and the bottom surface of the bracket.