Patent ID: 7559181

Claim:
A method of installing a batten riser assembly for supporting battens on a roof deck comprising: placing at least two marker tapes on said roof deck; aligning markings on said marker tape with said roof deck; providing a plurality of batten riser assemblies, each batten riser assembly of said plurality of batten riser assemblies comprising a plurality of risers that are substantially waterproof and that have flanges that extend outwardly from said riser along a bottom portion of said riser adjacent to said roof deck that provides an area that is sufficiently large to attach said flanges to said roof deck, said plurality of risers having a raised body portion that has a surface that supports said battens and that provides a gap between said battens and said roof deck, at least one flexible strip that is collapsible and that has sufficient flexibility to allow said flexible strip to be folded, said flexible strip being attached to said plurality of risers so that said risers are spaced apart by a predetermined distance, said flexible strip being substantially waterproof and straight when extended in a lengthwise direction and having sufficient strength to minimize stretching in a lengthwise direction; extending said batten riser assembly on said roof deck over said marker tape so that said flexible strip is extended to form a substantially straight line; aligning said flexible strip with said markings on said marker tape; attaching said plurality of batten riser assemblies to said roof deck.