Foothold system on sloped roof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9109371-B2
Application number	US-201313960327-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 6, 2013
Priority date	Aug 6, 2013
Publication date	Aug 18, 2015
Grant date	Aug 18, 2015

Abstract

Foothold system on a sloped roof includes first flashing block with hole, second flashing block with hole, moveable foothold with hook portion removably inserted into first flashing block hole and lower portion comprising a step portion extending down-roof from hook portion, the moveable foothold moveable from first flashing block to second flashing block via unhooking hook portion from first flashing block and hooking hook portion to second flashing block; flashing blocks may include mounting portion to receive mounting foot for photovoltaic array, and/or step portion sized to receive and support weight of foot of human working on sloped roof.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A foothold system for use on a sloped roof, the foothold system comprising:
a foothold configured to support a person, the foothold having:
(a) an upper body portion with a pair of upwardly facing attachment hooks extending from a first end of the upper body portion and a utility hook extending from a second end of the upper body portion; and
(b) a lower body portion with a pair of legs extending from a horizontal section, each leg terminating in a lumber hook, and
wherein a center portion of the upper body portion is configured to rotate around the horizontal section of the lower body portion, and wherein the first and second ends of the upper body portion extend in opposite directions away from the center portion of the upper body portion such that the pair of attachment hooks and the utility hook are spaced apart from the center portion of the upper body portion, and
a roof flashing having a mounting block thereon, the mounting block having a pair of apertures therein, wherein the upwardly facing attachment hooks are received into the apertures into the mounting block, thereby securing the foothold to the mounting block.

2. The foothold system of claim 1 , wherein the pair of legs splay outwardly at an angle to one another.

3. The foothold system of claim 1 , wherein the center portion of the upper body portion wraps around the lower body portion.

4. The foothold system of claim 1 , wherein the upper body portion is an elongated member terminating in the pair of upwardly facing attachment hooks at opposite ends.

Assignees

• Zep Solar Llc
• Solarcity Corp

Inventors

• Hudson Tyrus
• West John R

Classifications

• H02S40/00

  Components or accessories in combination with PV modules, not provided for in groups H02S10/00 - H02S30/00 · CPC title

• F16M13/02

  for supporting on, or attaching to, an object, e.g. tree, gate, window-frame, cycle · CPC title

• E04G3/26 Primary

  specially adapted for working on roofs {(devices or arrangements allowing walking on the roof or in the gutter E04D13/12)} · CPC title

• H02S20/23

  specially adapted for roof structures · CPC title

• Y02B10/10

  Photovoltaic [PV] · CPC title