Retrofit framing system for metal roof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10337188-B2
Application number	US-201815933952-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 23, 2018
Priority date	Aug 6, 2015
Publication date	Jul 2, 2019
Grant date	Jul 2, 2019

Abstract

An improved sub-structural roof construction component which provides support for exterior building metal roofing materials, which allows for standard components designed and manufactured in factory to be installed at jobsite, and which can accommodate variations required in the field. These framing components can be adjusted in field for height and can be rotated to fit the customer's roof design slope.

First claim

What is claimed:

1. A method of constructing a new roofing structure over an existing roofing structure of a building, the method comprising:
providing at least one roof framing assembly having a vertically adjustable height and having a free pitch rotation, said at least one roof framing assembly further comprises:
a top-shaped element having at least one flat surface and designed to provide a mounting surface for the exterior building roofing materials, said top-shaped element oriented in the horizontal plane, said top-shaped element further comprises:
a vertical portion capable of providing a mounting surface for attachment to the first vertical web portion;
a first horizontal portion extending outwardly from an end of the vertical portion;
a second horizontal portion extending outwardly from an end of the vertical portion opposite where the first horizontal portion and the vertical portion of the top-shaped element meet; and,
at least one preformed hole for alignment and/or ease of installing fasteners;

a first vertical web element having at least one flat surface and designed to connect to said top-shaped element, said first vertical web element oriented in the vertical plane;
a second vertical web element having at least one flat surface and designed to connect to said first vertical web element, said second vertical web element oriented in the vertical plane; and,
a base element having at least one flat surface and designed to connect to the second vertical web element, and further designed to connect to the existing roofing structure of the building, said base element capable of providing an adjustable attachment to a building structural component, said base element oriented in the horizontal plane;

positioning a bottom portion of the at least one roof framing assembly on the existing roofing structure of the building;
securing the at least one roof framing assembly to the existing roofing structure of the building;
vertically adjusting the height of the at least one roof framing assembly to accommodate the desired height of the new roofing structure;
rotationally adjusting the pitch and/or slope of the at least one roof framing assembly to accommodate the desired pitch of the new roofing structure;
sufficiently securing the at least one roof framing assembly in position;
positioning the new roofing structure over the at least one roof framing assembly; and,
securing the new roofing structure to the at least one roof framing assembly.

2. The method as defined in claim 1 , wherein the top shaped element is further designed to be rotatable in the field so as to fit a desired roof slope.

3. A method of constructing a new roofing structure over an existing roofing structure of a building, the method comprising:
providing at least one roof framing assembly having a vertically adjustable height and having a free pitch rotation, said at least one roof framing assembly further comprises:
a top-shaped element having at least one flat surface and designed to provide a mounting surface for the exterior building roofing materials, said top-shaped element oriented in the horizontal plane;
a first vertical web element having at least one flat surface and designed to connect to said top-shaped element, said first vertical web element oriented in the vertical plane, the first vertical web element further comprises:
a vertical body portion capable of releasably securing attachment of the top shaped element;
a first vertical portion extending outwardly from an end of the vertical body portion;
a second vertical portion extending outwardly from an end of the vertical body portion opposite where the first vertical portion and the vertical body portion of the first vertical web element meet;
at least one preformed hole for alignment and/or ease of installing fasteners; and,
a calibrated radial slot capable of guiding the rotation of the top shaped element;

a second vertical web element having at least one flat surface and designed to connect to said first vertical web element, said second vertical web element oriented in the vertical plane; and,
a base element having at least one flat surface and designed to connect to the second vertical web element, and further designed to connect to the existing roofing structure of the building, said base element capable of providing an adjustable attachment to a building structural component, said base element oriented in the horizontal plane;

positioning a bottom portion of the at least one roof framing assembly on the existing roofing structure of the building;
securing the at least one roof framing assembly to the existing roofing structure of the building;
vertically adjusting the height of the at least one roof framing assembly to accommodate the desired height of the new roofing structure;
rotationally adjusting the pitch and/or slope of the at least one roof framing assembly to accommodate the desired pitch of the new roofing structure;
sufficiently securing the at least one roof framing assembly in position;
positioning the new roofing structure over the at least one roof framing assembly; and,
securing the new roofing structure to the at least one roof framing assembly.

4. A method of constructing a new roofing structure over an existing roofing structure of a building, the method comprising:
providing at least one roof framing assembly having a vertically adjustable height and having a free pitch rotation, said at least one roof framing assembly further comprises:
a top-shaped element having at least one flat surface and designed to provide a mounting surface for the exterior building roofing materials, said top-shaped element oriented in the horizontal plane;
a first vertical web element having at least one flat surface and designed to connect to said top-shaped element, said first vertical web element oriented in the vertical plane;
a second vertical web element having at least one flat surface and designed to connect to said first vertical web element, said second vertical web element oriented in the vertical plane, the second vertical web element further comprises:
a vertical body portion capable of facilitating attachment of the first vertical web element thereto;
a first vertical portion extending outwardly from an end of the vertical body portion;
a second vertical portion extending outwardly from an end of the vertical body portion opposite where the first vertical portion and the vertical body portion of the second vertical web element meet; and,
at least one slot capable of providing a means for height adjustment of the roof framing assembly; and,

a base element having at least one flat surface and designed to connect to the second vertical web element, and further designed to connect to the existing roofing structure of the building, said base element capable of providing an adjustable attachment to a building structural component, said base element oriented in the horizontal plane;

positioning a bottom portion of the at least one roof framing assembly on the existing roofing structure of the building;
securing the at least one roof framing assembly to the existing roofing structure of the building;
vertically adjusting the height of the at least one roof framing assembly to accommodate the desired height of the new roofing structure;
rotationally adjusting the pitch and/or slope of the at least one roof framing assembly to accommodate the desired pitch of the new roofing structure;
sufficiently securing the at least one roof framing assembly in position;
positioning the new roofing structure over the at least one roof framing assembly; and,
securing the new roofing structure to the at least one roof framing assembly.

5. The method as defined in claim 1 , wherein at least a majority of the roof framing

Assignees

• Garland Ind Inc

Inventors

• Diamond Thomas G
• Hasan Qumrul
• Pierson John L

Classifications

• E04D3/3608 Primary

  for double roof covering or overroofing · CPC title

• E04B7/18

  Special structures in or on roofs, e.g. dormer windows (in connection with roof coverings E04D13/00, especially domes E04D13/03) · CPC title

• E04D3/24

  with special cross-section, e.g. with corrugations on both sides, with ribs, flanges, or the like (E04D3/35 takes precedence) · CPC title