PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 16102646
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-08
Publication Date: 2019-02
Patent Classification: ["296", "210000"]

Abstract:
A double rafter for vehicle roof system including a rafter having a top arcuate-member, a base-member, and a plurality of support members. The top arcuate-member is positioned on top of the base-member in a stacked series extending along a length of the base-member when installed. The plurality of support members are disposed between and create a gap between the top arcuate-member and the base-member. The top arcuate-member is supported via the plurality of support members in a partially elevated and contoured position above the base-member. The top arcuate-member comprises a contoured profile to contour to and support an underside of a vehicle roof. The device may be used for installation of a recreational vehicle roof. Further, the device may be used to prevent offset seams in ceiling panels.

Claim (Index 20):
A double rafter for vehicle roof system, the double rafter for vehicle roof system comprising:\n a rafter including;\n a top arcuate-member; \n a base-member; and \n a plurality of support members; \n wherein said top arcuate-member is positioned on top of said base-member in a stacked series extending along a length of said base-member when installed; wherein said plurality of support members are disposed between said top arcuate-member and said base-member; wherein said top arcuate-member is supported via said plurality of support members in a partially elevated and contoured position above said base-member; wherein said plurality of support members are in tension and compression relationships with said top arcuate-member and said base-member; wherein said top arcuate-member comprises a contoured profile configured to contour to and support an underside of a vehicle roof; wherein said plurality of support members are equidistantly spaced from one another in a parallel spacial relationship; wherein said rafter comprises five of said plurality of support members, including a first-support-member, a second-support-member, a third-support-member, a fourth-support-member, and a fifth-support-member; wherein said first-support-member and said fifth-support-member are substantially similar and securing said top arcuate-member to said base-member at an outer most portion; wherein said second-support-member and said fourth-support-member comprise equal heights; wherein said third-support-member comprises a greater height than said second-support-member and said fourth-support-member creating a rise in a center portion of said top arcuate-member; wherein said rafter comprises a bowstring-like truss structure; wherein said base-member is substantially planar; wherein said base-member comprises a greater-length than a length of said top arcuate-member; wherein said rafter comprises a length of approximately 97 inches; wherein said rafter comprises a width of approximately 3 inches; wherein said rafter comprises a height of approximately 4 and \u215c inches; wherein said top arcuate-member and said base-member comprise wood; wherein said vehicle is a recreational vehicle; wherein said rafter is configured for installation of a roof of said recreational vehicle; wherein said plurality of support members are reinforced using fasteners; wherein said fasteners include gang nails; wherein said fasteners further secure said top arcuate-member to said base-member; and wherein said rafter is normally in tension resisting downward compression forces delivered by a roof-load.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 11.0
- Percentile: 96.0
- Lexical Diversity: 2.19048
- Patent Class: 296.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['15436300', '10715327', '13887011', '16040126', '14603736']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.7961064533126211
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.4487895967821222
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.7613747676595712
- Mean Citation Score: 177.09471200000004
- Max Citation Score: 180.89024
- Similarity Product: 131.99348932106017

Labels:
- Claim Label 101: 1
- Claim Label 102: 1
- Claim Label 103: 1
- Claim Label 112: 0
- Combined Label: 1
- Label 101 Adjusted: 1

Dataset: test