US20160040430A1 - Elevated roof - Google Patents
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- covering an uncovered area of an existing structure may include covering an existing deck type structure, balcony type structure, etc., where the covering may include a structure to facilitate integration with the existing structure.
- One method of covering may include extending an existing roof line to facilitate integration with an overall design of the structure.
- Such an apparatus may include a substantially vertical member, a bracket, and a base.
- the bracket may be coupled to a first end of the substantially vertical member, and the bracket may be configured to support a support beam in a substantially perpendicular orientation relative to the substantially vertical member and to pivotally support a trailing edge of the elevated roof over the existing roof.
- the base may be coupled to a second end of the substantially vertical member, and the second end may be at an opposite end of the substantially vertical member from the first end.
- the base may be configured to attach to a component of the structure through the existing roof proximate to a leading edge of the elevated roof.
- a system may include an existing roof, where the existing roof may be disposed over a structure having an eave.
- An elevated roof may be disposed on the existing roof.
- the elevated roof may have a leading edge, where the leading edge may extend beyond the eave of the existing roof to facilitate coverage of a predetermined distance beyond the eave of the existing roof.
- the elevated roof may be disposed on the existing roof via the apparatus as described above.
- FIG. 1A illustrates an example system that is arranged in accordance with at least some embodiments of the present disclosure
- FIG. 1B illustrates a more detailed view of an example system that is arranged in accordance with various embodiments of the present disclosure
- FIG. 2 illustrates an example apparatus for providing an elevated roof over an existing roof of a structure in accordance with various embodiments of the present disclosure
- FIG. 3 illustrates an example of a bracket, which may be utilized with various embodiments of the present disclosure
- FIG. 4 illustrates another example system that is arranged in accordance with at least some embodiments of the present disclosure
- FIG. 5 illustrates an example apparatus for providing an elevated roof over an existing roof of a structure in accordance with various embodiments of the present disclosure
- FIG. 6 illustrates another example system that may be arranged in accordance with at least some embodiments of the present disclosure
- FIGS. 7A-7E illustrate various examples of a bracket, in accordance with various embodiments.
- FIGS. 8A-8C illustrate an example apparatus for providing an elevated roof over an existing roof of a structure in accordance with various embodiments of the present disclosure.
- This disclosure is drawn, inter alia, to apparatus and systems related to providing an elevated roof over an existing roof of a structure.
- providing an elevated roof over an existing roof of a structure may include utilizing an apparatus including a substantially vertical member.
- the substantially vertical member may include a bracket, and a base.
- FIG. 1A illustrates an example system that is arranged in accordance with at least some embodiments of the present disclosure.
- the system 100 may include an existing roof 102 and an elevated roof 108 .
- the existing roof 102 may be disposed over a structure 104 .
- the structure 104 may have an eave 106 .
- the elevated roof 108 may have a leading edge 110 .
- the elevated roof 108 may be disposed on the existing roof 102 via one or more apparatus 112 .
- the system 100 illustrated in FIG. 1A provides an elevated roof over an existing of a structure in accordance with various embodiments of the present disclosure.
- the leading edge 110 of the elevated roof 108 may extend beyond the eave 106 of the existing roof 102 to help facilitate coverage of a predetermined distance beyond the eave 106 of the existing roof 102 .
- the predetermined distance may be based, at least in part, on a distance to be covered by the elevated roof 108 such as, but not limited to, a deck, a patio, a garden, a veranda, balcony, and any other type of area to be covered, and accordingly, the claimed subject matter is not limited in these respects.
- the structure 104 may be shown as a housing type structure in FIG. 1A , it should be appreciated by those skilled in the art that it is contemplated within the scope of the claimed subject matter that the structure 104 may be a wide variety of structures such as, but not limited to, an office building type structure, a warehouse type structure, etc., and accordingly, the claimed subject matter is not limited in these respects. Additionally, as will be described in detail below, the structure 104 may include a component 212 ( FIG. 2 ), which may be a load bearing component of the structure 104 configured to support the existing roof 102 .
- the elevated roof 108 may be illustrated as a substantially solid type, it should be appreciated by those skilled in the art that it is contemplated within the scope of the claimed subject matter that the elevated roof 108 may be a wide variety of covering types such as, but not limited to, a substantially flexible type (e.g., fabric based roof), a substantially rigid type (e.g., metal based roof and/or wood based roof), and any combination thereof, and accordingly, the claimed subject matter is not limited in these respects.
- a substantially flexible type e.g., fabric based roof
- a substantially rigid type e.g., metal based roof and/or wood based roof
- the elevated roof 108 may include a support beam 114 at a trailing edge 118 of the elevated roof 108 .
- the apparatus 112 may facilitate support of the support beam 114 .
- the support beam 114 may help to facilitate providing the elevated roof 108 over the existing roof 102 .
- FIG. 1B illustrates a more detailed view of the example system of FIG. 1A that is arranged in accordance with various embodiments of the present disclosure. Illustrated in FIG. 1B , the system 100 shown in FIG. 1A may be shown in more detail. As previously described with respect to FIG. 1A , the system 100 may include the structure 104 , the apparatus 112 , the existing roof 102 , the elevated roof 108 , the eave 106 , and the support beam 114 .
- FIG. 1B two apparatuses 112 may be illustrated, but it should be appreciated by those skilled in the art that number of apparatuses may be one or more and may be based, at least in part, on a number required to support the elevated roof 108 . Additionally, the apparatus 112 may be shown as tube type apparatuses, but as will be described in detail below, the apparatus 112 may have a wide variety of shapes such as, but not limited to, substantially rectangular, conical, etc., and may include solid type members (e.g., rods), and accordingly, the claimed subject matter is not limited in these respects.
- solid type members e.g., rods
- the elevated roof 108 may be above the existing roof 102 a predetermined distance as shown based, at least in part, on the height of the apparatus 112 , but it should be appreciated by those skilled in the art that the elevated roof 108 may be above the existing roof 102 based, at least in part, on a desired height of the apparatus 112 and the predetermined distance beyond the eave 106 of the existing roof 102 as previously described. As such, the apparatus 112 may be of a wide range of lengths.
- the system 100 shown in FIGS. 1A-1B helps facilitate providing the elevated roof 108 over the existing 102 roof of the structure 104 , in accordance with various embodiments of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 2 an example apparatus 200 for providing an elevated roof over an existing roof of a structure in accordance with various embodiments of the present disclosure may be shown.
- the apparatus 200 may be similar to the apparatus 112 .
- the apparatus 200 may have a substantially vertical member 202 .
- a bracket 204 may be coupled to a first end 206 of the substantially vertical member 202 .
- the apparatus 200 may also includes a base 208 coupled to a second end 210 of the substantially vertical member 202 .
- the bracket 204 may be configured to support the support beam 114 .
- the bracket 202 may be configured to support the support beam 114 in a substantially perpendicular orientation relative to the substantially vertical member 202 and to pivotally support the trailing edge 118 of the elevated roof 108 over the existing roof 102 .
- the second end 210 may be at an opposite end of the substantially vertical member 202 from the first end 206
- the base 208 may be configured to attach to a component 212 of the structure 104 through the existing roof 102 proximate to the leading edge 110 of the elevated roof 108 .
- the apparatus 200 illustrated in FIG. 2 may facilitate in providing an elevated roof over an existing roof of a structure in accordance with various embodiments of the present disclosure.
- the substantially vertical member 202 may be made of a metal pipe.
- the base plate 208 may be attached to the component 212 , which may be a load bearing component as previously described, and as such, the component 212 may be configured to support the existing roof 102 . Additionally, the base plate 208 may be made of a metal plate having a rectangular type shape.
- the apparatus 200 may be made of metal pipe in this particular example, it should be appreciated by those skilled in the art that the apparatus 200 may be of a wide variety of materials and shapes such as, but not limited to, plastics, composites (e.g., fiber and/or ceramic composites), etc., and accordingly, the claimed subject matter is not limited in these respects.
- FIG. 3 illustrates an example of a bracket 300 , which may be utilized with various embodiments of the present disclosure.
- the bracket 300 may have a shape configured to pivotally support a support beam (e.g., the support beam 114 shown in FIGS. 1A-1B ).
- the bracket 300 may include a hole 302 , which may be configured to accommodate a bolt 304 .
- the bolt 304 may facilitate attachment of the bracket 300 to the substantially vertical member 202 in a substantially perpendicular orientation relative to the substantially vertical member 202 . That is, the substantially vertical member 202 may also have a hole (not shown) configured to accommodate the bolt 304 .
- the bolt 304 and the bracket 300 may facilitate pivotally supporting the support beam 114 along the trailing edge 118 of the elevated roof 108 .
- the bracket 300 illustrated in FIG. 3 may have a substantially rectangular shape, but it should be appreciated by those skilled in the art that the bracket 300 may have a wide variety of shapes based, at least in part, on a shape of the support beam 114 such as, but not limited to, substantially circular, substantially square, etc., and accordingly, the claimed subject matter is not limited in these respects.
- the apparatus 112 may penetrate the existing roof 102 in order to facilitate attachment of the base 208 to the component 212 .
- a flashing (not shown) may be utilized to surround the substantially vertical member 202 to aid in protecting the existing roof 102 and/or various other components of the existing roof 102 .
- the flashing may be configured to articulate to substantially match the slope of the existing roof 102 .
- FIG. 4 illustrates another example system that is arranged in accordance with at least some embodiments of the present disclosure.
- system 400 may include an existing roof 402 and an elevated roof 408 . Similar to embodiments described with respect to FIG. 1A-1B , the existing roof 402 may be disposed over a structure 404 . The elevated roof 408 may be disposed over the existing roof 402 utilizing one or more apparatus 412 .
- Apparatus 412 shown in FIG. 4 may be similar to the apparatus described previously. However, the apparatus 412 may have an attachment head 420 .
- the attachment head 420 may facilitate attachment of the elevated roof 408 .
- the elevated roof 408 may be of a thin material such as, but not limited to fabric as shown.
- the attachment head 420 may comprise of one or more flanges 430 having a hole 504 (shown in FIG. 5 ). Together, the attachment head 420 may facilitate attachment of the elevated roof 408 .
- the attachment of the elevated roof 408 may be further facilitated by a D-Ring type hardware 432 as shown.
- the attachment of the elevated roof 408 may be further facilitated by a wide variety of attachment methods such as, but not limited to, rope, clamps, carabineer, any type of attachment hardware, etc., and the claimed subject matter is not limited in these respects.
- the apparatus 412 may have the attachment head 420 coupled to the first end 206 (shown in FIG. 2 ).
- the apparatus 412 may include a gusset type structure 506 at the second end 210 (shown in FIG. 2 ).
- the gusset type structure 506 may help to improve the strength of attachment between the second end 210 and the base 208 .
- the gusset type structure 506 may be shown as a substantially triangular type, but the gusset type structure 506 may be a wide variety of gusset type structures such as, but not limited to, substantially square type, substantially rectangular type, substantially triangular type, etc., and accordingly, the claimed subject matter is not limited in these respects.
- the apparatus 412 is shown with one or more flanges 430 .
- the one or more flanges 430 may include the hole 504 .
- the apparatus 412 , the attachment head 420 , and the one or more flanges 430 having the hole 504 may facilitate attachment of the elevated roof 408 , where the elevated roof 408 may be a thin material such as a sheet.
- the thin material may be any type of thin material such as, but not limited to, fabric, plastic, thin metal, cloth, tarpaulin, leather, organic, inorganic, etc., and the claimed subject matter is not limited in these respects.
- FIG. 6 illustrates another example system that may be arranged in accordance with at least some embodiments of the present disclosure.
- system 600 may include an existing roof 602 and a support beam 614 .
- an apparatus 612 may be configured to support the support beam 614 .
- the apparatus 612 may be similar to the described embodiments of apparatus 112 and 412 with respect to FIGS. 1A-5 .
- the existing roof 602 may be disposed over a structure 604 .
- An elevated roof such as, but not limited to, the elevated roof 108 (shown in FIG. 1 ) may be disposed over the existing roof 602 utilizing one or more apparatus 612 .
- the apparatus 612 in FIG. 6 may have a bracket 604 coupled to a first end 606 configured to support the support beam 614 in a manner where the support beam 614 and the trailing edge 118 of the elevated roof (shown in FIG. 1 ) may be substantially perpendicular to each other.
- the apparatus 612 may include the bracket 604 configured to support the support beam 614 in a manner where the support beam 614 may be substantially parallel to an existing roof support beam 630 .
- the existing roof support beam 630 may be part roof support system such as, but not limited to, a truss frame type system, where the truss type system may be utilized to provide support for the existing roof 602 .
- the truss type system may include a wide variety of structural components such as, but not limited to, web members, upper and lower chords, gussets, etc., and/or any combination thereof.
- the existing roof support beam 630 may be part roof support system such as, but not limited to, a stick frame type system, where the stick frame type system may be utilized to provide support for the existing roof 602 .
- the stick frame type system may include a wide variety of structural components such as, but not limited to, ceiling joists, rafters, collar beams ridge boards, etc., and/or any combination thereof.
- the apparatus 612 may have a base 608 coupled to a second end 610 of a substantially vertical member 618 of the apparatus 612 .
- the apparatus 612 may include a gusset type structure 620 at the second end 610 .
- the gusset type structure 620 may help to improve the strength of attachment between the second end 610 and the base 608 .
- the gusset type structure 620 may be shown as a substantially triangular type, but the gusset type structure 620 may be a wide variety of gusset type structures such as, but not limited to, substantially square type, substantially rectangular type, substantially triangular type, etc., and accordingly, the claimed subject matter is not limited in these respects.
- the base 608 may be configured to attach to the structure 604 near a leading edge of the existing roof 622 , where the structure 604 may be a load bearing call configured to support the existing roof 602 substantially around the existing roof's 602 periphery.
- the base 608 may be configured to penetrate through the existing roof 602 .
- a hole to at least accommodate a size of the base 608 may be cut through the existing roof 602 .
- a flashing 630 may be disposed around the hole and around the apparatus 612 (i.e., around the substantially vertical member 618 .
- FIGS. 7A-7E illustrate various examples of a bracket, in accordance with various embodiments.
- a bracket 702 may be a substantially “J” shaped bracket.
- the bracket 702 may have a first substantially vertical side 704 , a substantially horizontal side 706 , and a second substantially vertical side 708 .
- the second substantially vertical side 708 may be shorter in height than the first substantially vertical side 704 .
- the three sides 704 , 706 , and 708 may be shown to form a substantially “J” shaped bracket, which may be coupled to the first end 206 (shown in FIG. 2 ).
- the bracket 702 may be commonly referred to as having a “hanger rail” type shape. Additionally, in the example shown in FIG. 7A , the bracket 702 have an angle 709 between the first substantially vertical side 704 and the substantially horizontal side 706 .
- the angle 709 may vary widely such as, but not limited to, less than 90 degrees to more than 90 degrees with respect to each other.
- a bracket 710 may be a substantially “U” shaped bracket as previously shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 .
- the bracket 710 may have a first substantially vertical side 712 , a substantially horizontal side 714 , and a second substantially vertical side 716 .
- the second substantially vertical side 716 may be substantially similar in height with the first substantially vertical side 712 .
- the three sides 712 , 714 , and 716 may be shown to form a substantially “U” shaped bracket, which may be coupled to the first end 206 (shown in FIG. 2 ).
- the substantially horizontal side 714 may be of a wide variety of widths and may accommodate a wide variety of beam type support structures. In the example shown in FIG. 7B , the beam type support structure may be relatively narrow (e.g., 2 inches).
- a bracket 720 may be a substantially “I Beam” shaped bracket.
- the bracket 720 may have a first channel wall forming side 722 , a substantially horizontal surface 724 , and a second channel wall forming side 726 .
- first channel wall forming side 722 , the substantially horizontal surface 724 , and the second channel wall forming side 726 may form a substantially channel like structure 728 .
- the substantially channel like structure 728 may be configured to accommodate a wide variety of beam type support structures. Additionally, in one example the variety of beam type support structures may be disposed through the channel like structure 728 .
- the variety of beam support structures may be disposed on top of the channel like structure 728 , and/or any combination thereof.
- the bracket 270 having the channel like structure 728 may be coupled to the first end 206 (shown in FIG. 2 ), in accordance with various examples described and contemplated herein.
- a bracket 730 may have a substantially horizontal side 732 , a substantially vertical side 734 , which may be disposed below the substantially horizontal side 732 extending towards the second end 210 of the apparatus 202 (shown in FIG. 2 ).
- a flange 738 may be disposed to extend away from the substantially vertical side 734 .
- the bracket 730 may be considered to have a substantially “L” shape.
- a bracket 740 have a substantially horizontal side 742 , a first substantially vertical side 744 , which may be disposed below the substantially horizontal side 742 extending towards the second end 210 of the apparatus 202 (shown in FIG. 2 ) similar to the bracket 730 (shown in FIG. 7D ).
- a first flange 748 may be disposed at a first end 746 of the substantially vertical side 744 .
- the bracket 740 may also have a second substantially vertical side 752 having a similar configuration as the first substantially vertical side 744 disposed substantially opposite the first substantially vertical side 744 .
- the second substantially vertical side 752 may have a second end 754 , where a second flange 756 may be disposed.
- the bracket 740 may be considered to have a substantially “L” shape and a mirror of the “L” shape.
- the brackets 702 , 710 , 720 , 730 , and 740 may be configured to be disposed on and/or over the apparatus 200 (shown in FIG. 2 ).
- the bracket 204 may be interchangeable with any of the brackets shown in FIGS. 7A-7E , 702 , 710 , 720 , 730 , and 740 within the scope and spirit of the claimed subject matter.
- FIGS. 8A-8C illustrate an example apparatus for providing an elevated roof over an existing roof of a structure in accordance with various embodiments of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 8A illustrates a first view of an apparatus 800 , which may be similar to the apparatus 200 (shown in FIG. 2 ).
- the apparatus 800 may have a substantially vertical member 802 and may have similar components as previously described with respect to FIG. 2 (e.g., the base 208 coupled to the second end 210 ).
- a bracket 804 may be coupled to the first end 206 (shown in FIG. 2 ) of the substantially vertical member 802 .
- the bracket 804 may be similar to the bracket 204 shown in FIG. 2 .
- the bracket 804 may be adjustable up and down as indicated by motion arrow 808 .
- the bracket 804 may be adjustable by a neck 812 , which may be coupled to the bracket 804 .
- the neck 812 may have an elongated length relative to the bracket 204 shown in FIG. 2 .
- the neck 812 may be configured to slide up and down 808 the substantially vertical member 802 a shown in FIG. 8A .
- the neck 812 may include one or more holes 806 configured to facilitate adjustment of the neck 812 and, in turn, the bracket 804 .
- the holes 806 may be configured to accommodate bolts, pins, screws, etc., and/or any combination thereof to facilitate holding of the neck 812 in any position along the substantially vertical member 802 (i.e., adjustable height).
- FIG. 8B illustrate a second view of the apparatus 800 .
- the second view may be considered to be a view that may be perpendicular to the first view of FIG. 8A (e.g., if the first view in FIG. 8A may be considered to be a front view, the second view in FIG. 8B may be considered to be a side view, and/or vice versa).
- the apparatus 800 may include similar components as shown in FIG. 8A .
- the bracket 804 may include one or more holes 810 , which may be configured to facilitate attachment of beam type support structure to the bracket 804 .
- FIG. 8C illustrate a third view of the apparatus 800 .
- the third view may be considered to be a perspective view of apparatus 800 .
- the apparatus 800 may include similar components as shown in FIGS. 8A and 8B .
- FIGS. 7A-7C and FIGS. 8A-8C may be applicable to the described examples and/or embodiment previously described including those shown in FIGS. 1-5 . Accordingly, the claimed subject matter is not limited in these respects.
- any two components so associated can also be viewed as being “operably connected”, or “operably coupled”, to each other to achieve the desired functionality, and any two components capable of being so associated can also be viewed as being “operably couplable”, to each other to achieve the desired functionality.
- operably couplable include but are not limited to physically mateable and/or physically interacting components.
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- This application is a continuation-in-part application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/841,753, filed on Mar. 15, 2013, titled Elevated Roof, which in turn, the U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/841,753 is a continuation-in-part of application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/399,263, filed on Feb. 17, 2012. Both the U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/841,753 and the U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/399,263 are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety.
- Unless otherwise indicated herein, the approaches described in this section are not prior art to the claims in this application and are not admitted to be prior art by inclusion in this section.
- Adding additional roof like structures to existing roofs may have many challenges. For example, covering an uncovered area of an existing structure may include covering an existing deck type structure, balcony type structure, etc., where the covering may include a structure to facilitate integration with the existing structure. One method of covering may include extending an existing roof line to facilitate integration with an overall design of the structure.
- The present disclosure describes example apparatus and systems related to providing an elevated roof over an existing roof of a structure. Such an apparatus may include a substantially vertical member, a bracket, and a base. The bracket may be coupled to a first end of the substantially vertical member, and the bracket may be configured to support a support beam in a substantially perpendicular orientation relative to the substantially vertical member and to pivotally support a trailing edge of the elevated roof over the existing roof. The base may be coupled to a second end of the substantially vertical member, and the second end may be at an opposite end of the substantially vertical member from the first end. The base may be configured to attach to a component of the structure through the existing roof proximate to a leading edge of the elevated roof.
- A system may include an existing roof, where the existing roof may be disposed over a structure having an eave. An elevated roof may be disposed on the existing roof. The elevated roof may have a leading edge, where the leading edge may extend beyond the eave of the existing roof to facilitate coverage of a predetermined distance beyond the eave of the existing roof. The elevated roof may be disposed on the existing roof via the apparatus as described above.
- The foregoing summary is illustrative only and is not intended to be in any way limiting. In addition to the illustrative aspects, embodiments, and features described above, further aspects, embodiments, and features will become apparent by reference to the drawings and the following detailed description.
- Subject matter is particularly pointed out and distinctly claimed in the concluding portion of the specification. The foregoing and other features of the present disclosure will become more fully apparent from the following description and appended claims, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. Understanding that these drawings depict only several embodiments in accordance with the disclosure and are, therefore, not to be considered limiting of its scope, the disclosure will be described with additional specificity and detail through use of the accompanying drawings.
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FIG. 1A illustrates an example system that is arranged in accordance with at least some embodiments of the present disclosure; -
FIG. 1B illustrates a more detailed view of an example system that is arranged in accordance with various embodiments of the present disclosure; -
FIG. 2 illustrates an example apparatus for providing an elevated roof over an existing roof of a structure in accordance with various embodiments of the present disclosure; -
FIG. 3 illustrates an example of a bracket, which may be utilized with various embodiments of the present disclosure; -
FIG. 4 illustrates another example system that is arranged in accordance with at least some embodiments of the present disclosure; -
FIG. 5 illustrates an example apparatus for providing an elevated roof over an existing roof of a structure in accordance with various embodiments of the present disclosure; -
FIG. 6 illustrates another example system that may be arranged in accordance with at least some embodiments of the present disclosure; -
FIGS. 7A-7E illustrate various examples of a bracket, in accordance with various embodiments; and -
FIGS. 8A-8C illustrate an example apparatus for providing an elevated roof over an existing roof of a structure in accordance with various embodiments of the present disclosure. - The following description sets forth various examples along with specific details to provide a thorough understanding of claimed subject matter. It will be understood by those skilled in the art, however, that claimed subject matter may be practiced without some or more of the specific details disclosed herein. Further, in some circumstances, well-known systems, components and/or structures have not been described in detail in order to avoid unnecessarily obscuring claimed subject matter.
- In the following detailed description, reference is made to the accompanying drawings, which form a part hereof. In the drawings, similar symbols typically identify similar components, unless context dictates otherwise. The illustrative embodiments described in the detailed description, drawings, and claims are not meant to be limiting. Other embodiments may be utilized, and other changes may be made, without departing from the spirit or scope of the subject matter presented here. It will be readily understood that the aspects of the present disclosure, as generally described herein, and illustrated in the Figures, can be arranged, substituted, combined, and designed in a wide variety of different configurations, all of which are explicitly contemplated and make part of this disclosure.
- This disclosure is drawn, inter alia, to apparatus and systems related to providing an elevated roof over an existing roof of a structure.
- As discussed above, providing an elevated roof over an existing roof of a structure may include utilizing an apparatus including a substantially vertical member. The substantially vertical member may include a bracket, and a base.
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FIG. 1A illustrates an example system that is arranged in accordance with at least some embodiments of the present disclosure. In the illustrated example, thesystem 100 may include an existingroof 102 and anelevated roof 108. As shown inFIG. 1A , the existingroof 102 may be disposed over astructure 104. Thestructure 104 may have aneave 106. Additionally, theelevated roof 108 may have a leadingedge 110. Theelevated roof 108 may be disposed on the existingroof 102 via one ormore apparatus 112. Together, thesystem 100 illustrated inFIG. 1A provides an elevated roof over an existing of a structure in accordance with various embodiments of the present disclosure. - In the illustrated example of
FIG. 1A , theleading edge 110 of theelevated roof 108 may extend beyond theeave 106 of the existingroof 102 to help facilitate coverage of a predetermined distance beyond theeave 106 of the existingroof 102. In one embodiment, the predetermined distance may be based, at least in part, on a distance to be covered by theelevated roof 108 such as, but not limited to, a deck, a patio, a garden, a veranda, balcony, and any other type of area to be covered, and accordingly, the claimed subject matter is not limited in these respects. - Even though the
structure 104 may be shown as a housing type structure inFIG. 1A , it should be appreciated by those skilled in the art that it is contemplated within the scope of the claimed subject matter that thestructure 104 may be a wide variety of structures such as, but not limited to, an office building type structure, a warehouse type structure, etc., and accordingly, the claimed subject matter is not limited in these respects. Additionally, as will be described in detail below, thestructure 104 may include a component 212 (FIG. 2 ), which may be a load bearing component of thestructure 104 configured to support the existingroof 102. - In
FIG. 1 , theelevated roof 108 may be illustrated as a substantially solid type, it should be appreciated by those skilled in the art that it is contemplated within the scope of the claimed subject matter that theelevated roof 108 may be a wide variety of covering types such as, but not limited to, a substantially flexible type (e.g., fabric based roof), a substantially rigid type (e.g., metal based roof and/or wood based roof), and any combination thereof, and accordingly, the claimed subject matter is not limited in these respects. - Continuing to refer to
FIG. 1 , theelevated roof 108 may include asupport beam 114 at a trailingedge 118 of theelevated roof 108. As will be described in detail below, theapparatus 112 may facilitate support of thesupport beam 114. As shown, thesupport beam 114 may help to facilitate providing theelevated roof 108 over the existingroof 102. -
FIG. 1B illustrates a more detailed view of the example system ofFIG. 1A that is arranged in accordance with various embodiments of the present disclosure. Illustrated inFIG. 1B , thesystem 100 shown inFIG. 1A may be shown in more detail. As previously described with respect toFIG. 1A , thesystem 100 may include thestructure 104, theapparatus 112, the existingroof 102, theelevated roof 108, theeave 106, and thesupport beam 114. - In
FIG. 1B , twoapparatuses 112 may be illustrated, but it should be appreciated by those skilled in the art that number of apparatuses may be one or more and may be based, at least in part, on a number required to support theelevated roof 108. Additionally, theapparatus 112 may be shown as tube type apparatuses, but as will be described in detail below, theapparatus 112 may have a wide variety of shapes such as, but not limited to, substantially rectangular, conical, etc., and may include solid type members (e.g., rods), and accordingly, the claimed subject matter is not limited in these respects. - In the detailed view of
FIG. 1B , theelevated roof 108 may be above the existing roof 102 a predetermined distance as shown based, at least in part, on the height of theapparatus 112, but it should be appreciated by those skilled in the art that theelevated roof 108 may be above the existingroof 102 based, at least in part, on a desired height of theapparatus 112 and the predetermined distance beyond theeave 106 of the existingroof 102 as previously described. As such, theapparatus 112 may be of a wide range of lengths. - As a previously described in detail with respect to
FIG. 1A , thesystem 100 shown inFIGS. 1A-1B helps facilitate providing theelevated roof 108 over the existing 102 roof of thestructure 104, in accordance with various embodiments of the present disclosure. - Turning now to
FIG. 2 and making references toFIGS. 1A-1B , anexample apparatus 200 for providing an elevated roof over an existing roof of a structure in accordance with various embodiments of the present disclosure may be shown. InFIG. 2 , theapparatus 200 may be similar to theapparatus 112. Theapparatus 200 may have a substantiallyvertical member 202. Abracket 204 may be coupled to afirst end 206 of the substantiallyvertical member 202. Theapparatus 200 may also includes a base 208 coupled to asecond end 210 of the substantiallyvertical member 202. In the embodiment shown inFIG. 2 , thebracket 204 may be configured to support thesupport beam 114. Additionally, thebracket 202 may be configured to support thesupport beam 114 in a substantially perpendicular orientation relative to the substantiallyvertical member 202 and to pivotally support the trailingedge 118 of theelevated roof 108 over the existingroof 102. As shown inFIG. 2 , thesecond end 210 may be at an opposite end of the substantiallyvertical member 202 from thefirst end 206, and the base 208 may be configured to attach to acomponent 212 of thestructure 104 through the existingroof 102 proximate to theleading edge 110 of theelevated roof 108. Theapparatus 200 illustrated inFIG. 2 may facilitate in providing an elevated roof over an existing roof of a structure in accordance with various embodiments of the present disclosure. - In
FIG. 2 , the substantiallyvertical member 202 may be made of a metal pipe. Thebase plate 208 may be attached to thecomponent 212, which may be a load bearing component as previously described, and as such, thecomponent 212 may be configured to support the existingroof 102. Additionally, thebase plate 208 may be made of a metal plate having a rectangular type shape. - Even though the
apparatus 200 may be made of metal pipe in this particular example, it should be appreciated by those skilled in the art that theapparatus 200 may be of a wide variety of materials and shapes such as, but not limited to, plastics, composites (e.g., fiber and/or ceramic composites), etc., and accordingly, the claimed subject matter is not limited in these respects. -
FIG. 3 illustrates an example of abracket 300, which may be utilized with various embodiments of the present disclosure. InFIG. 3 , thebracket 300 may have a shape configured to pivotally support a support beam (e.g., thesupport beam 114 shown inFIGS. 1A-1B ). As shown, thebracket 300 may include ahole 302, which may be configured to accommodate abolt 304. Thebolt 304 may facilitate attachment of thebracket 300 to the substantiallyvertical member 202 in a substantially perpendicular orientation relative to the substantiallyvertical member 202. That is, the substantiallyvertical member 202 may also have a hole (not shown) configured to accommodate thebolt 304. Together, thebolt 304 and thebracket 300 may facilitate pivotally supporting thesupport beam 114 along the trailingedge 118 of theelevated roof 108. - The
bracket 300 illustrated inFIG. 3 may have a substantially rectangular shape, but it should be appreciated by those skilled in the art that thebracket 300 may have a wide variety of shapes based, at least in part, on a shape of thesupport beam 114 such as, but not limited to, substantially circular, substantially square, etc., and accordingly, the claimed subject matter is not limited in these respects. - Briefly referring back to
FIG. 1B &FIG. 2 , theapparatus 112 may penetrate the existingroof 102 in order to facilitate attachment of the base 208 to thecomponent 212. In such situations, a flashing (not shown) may be utilized to surround the substantiallyvertical member 202 to aid in protecting the existingroof 102 and/or various other components of the existingroof 102. The flashing may be configured to articulate to substantially match the slope of the existingroof 102. -
FIG. 4 , illustrates another example system that is arranged in accordance with at least some embodiments of the present disclosure. InFIG. 4 ,system 400 may include an existingroof 402 and anelevated roof 408. Similar to embodiments described with respect toFIG. 1A-1B , the existingroof 402 may be disposed over astructure 404. Theelevated roof 408 may be disposed over the existingroof 402 utilizing one ormore apparatus 412. -
Apparatus 412 shown inFIG. 4 may be similar to the apparatus described previously. However, theapparatus 412 may have anattachment head 420. Theattachment head 420 may facilitate attachment of theelevated roof 408. Theelevated roof 408 may be of a thin material such as, but not limited to fabric as shown. In one example, theattachment head 420 may comprise of one ormore flanges 430 having a hole 504 (shown inFIG. 5 ). Together, theattachment head 420 may facilitate attachment of theelevated roof 408. In one example, the attachment of theelevated roof 408 may be further facilitated by a D-Ring type hardware 432 as shown. Alternatively, the attachment of theelevated roof 408 may be further facilitated by a wide variety of attachment methods such as, but not limited to, rope, clamps, carabineer, any type of attachment hardware, etc., and the claimed subject matter is not limited in these respects. - Turning now to
FIG. 5 , where theapparatus 412 fromFIG. 4 is shown in more detail, theapparatus 412 may have theattachment head 420 coupled to the first end 206 (shown inFIG. 2 ). In the embodiment illustrated inFIG. 5 , theapparatus 412 may include agusset type structure 506 at the second end 210 (shown inFIG. 2 ). Thegusset type structure 506 may help to improve the strength of attachment between thesecond end 210 and thebase 208. Thegusset type structure 506 may be shown as a substantially triangular type, but thegusset type structure 506 may be a wide variety of gusset type structures such as, but not limited to, substantially square type, substantially rectangular type, substantially triangular type, etc., and accordingly, the claimed subject matter is not limited in these respects. - In
FIG. 5 , theapparatus 412 is shown with one ormore flanges 430. The one ormore flanges 430 may include thehole 504. As previously described with respect toFIG. 4 , theapparatus 412, theattachment head 420, and the one ormore flanges 430 having thehole 504 may facilitate attachment of theelevated roof 408, where theelevated roof 408 may be a thin material such as a sheet. Accordingly, the thin material may be any type of thin material such as, but not limited to, fabric, plastic, thin metal, cloth, tarpaulin, leather, organic, inorganic, etc., and the claimed subject matter is not limited in these respects. -
FIG. 6 illustrates another example system that may be arranged in accordance with at least some embodiments of the present disclosure. InFIG. 6 ,system 600 may include an existingroof 602 and asupport beam 614. As shown, anapparatus 612 may be configured to support thesupport beam 614. Theapparatus 612 may be similar to the described embodiments ofapparatus FIGS. 1A-5 . Similarly, the existingroof 602 may be disposed over astructure 604. An elevated roof such as, but not limited to, the elevated roof 108 (shown inFIG. 1 ) may be disposed over the existingroof 602 utilizing one ormore apparatus 612. - In one example, even though the
apparatus 612 may be similar to the apparatus previously described, theapparatus 612 inFIG. 6 may have abracket 604 coupled to afirst end 606 configured to support thesupport beam 614 in a manner where thesupport beam 614 and the trailingedge 118 of the elevated roof (shown inFIG. 1 ) may be substantially perpendicular to each other. As shown, theapparatus 612 may include thebracket 604 configured to support thesupport beam 614 in a manner where thesupport beam 614 may be substantially parallel to an existingroof support beam 630. For example, the existingroof support beam 630 may be part roof support system such as, but not limited to, a truss frame type system, where the truss type system may be utilized to provide support for the existingroof 602. The truss type system may include a wide variety of structural components such as, but not limited to, web members, upper and lower chords, gussets, etc., and/or any combination thereof. In another example, the existingroof support beam 630 may be part roof support system such as, but not limited to, a stick frame type system, where the stick frame type system may be utilized to provide support for the existingroof 602. The stick frame type system may include a wide variety of structural components such as, but not limited to, ceiling joists, rafters, collar beams ridge boards, etc., and/or any combination thereof. - Shown in
FIG. 6 , theapparatus 612 may have a base 608 coupled to asecond end 610 of a substantiallyvertical member 618 of theapparatus 612. In one example theapparatus 612 may include agusset type structure 620 at thesecond end 610. Thegusset type structure 620 may help to improve the strength of attachment between thesecond end 610 and thebase 608. Thegusset type structure 620 may be shown as a substantially triangular type, but thegusset type structure 620 may be a wide variety of gusset type structures such as, but not limited to, substantially square type, substantially rectangular type, substantially triangular type, etc., and accordingly, the claimed subject matter is not limited in these respects. - In one example, the
base 608 may be configured to attach to thestructure 604 near a leading edge of the existingroof 622, where thestructure 604 may be a load bearing call configured to support the existingroof 602 substantially around the existing roof's 602 periphery. For example, thebase 608 may be configured to penetrate through the existingroof 602. In order to facilitate the penetration, a hole to at least accommodate a size of the base 608 may be cut through the existingroof 602. In order to facilitate maintenance of weather resistance, a flashing 630 may be disposed around the hole and around the apparatus 612 (i.e., around the substantiallyvertical member 618. -
FIGS. 7A-7E illustrate various examples of a bracket, in accordance with various embodiments. Referring toFIG. 7A , as shown inFIG. 7A , in one example, abracket 702 may be a substantially “J” shaped bracket. Thebracket 702 may have a first substantiallyvertical side 704, a substantiallyhorizontal side 706, and a second substantiallyvertical side 708. As shown, the second substantiallyvertical side 708 may be shorter in height than the first substantiallyvertical side 704. The threesides FIG. 2 ). The example bracket shown inFIG. 7A may be commonly referred to as having a “hanger rail” type shape. Additionally, in the example shown inFIG. 7A , thebracket 702 have anangle 709 between the first substantiallyvertical side 704 and the substantiallyhorizontal side 706. Theangle 709 may vary widely such as, but not limited to, less than 90 degrees to more than 90 degrees with respect to each other. - Referring to
FIG. 7B , as shown inFIG. 7B , in one example, abracket 710 may be a substantially “U” shaped bracket as previously shown inFIGS. 2 and 3 . Thebracket 710 may have a first substantiallyvertical side 712, a substantiallyhorizontal side 714, and a second substantiallyvertical side 716. As shown, the second substantiallyvertical side 716 may be substantially similar in height with the first substantiallyvertical side 712. The threesides FIG. 2 ). The substantiallyhorizontal side 714 may be of a wide variety of widths and may accommodate a wide variety of beam type support structures. In the example shown inFIG. 7B , the beam type support structure may be relatively narrow (e.g., 2 inches). - Referring to
FIG. 7C , as shown inFIG. 7C , in one example, abracket 720 may be a substantially “I Beam” shaped bracket. Thebracket 720 may have a first channelwall forming side 722, a substantiallyhorizontal surface 724, and a second channelwall forming side 726. As shown, first channelwall forming side 722, the substantiallyhorizontal surface 724, and the second channelwall forming side 726 may form a substantially channel likestructure 728. The substantially channel likestructure 728 may be configured to accommodate a wide variety of beam type support structures. Additionally, in one example the variety of beam type support structures may be disposed through the channel likestructure 728. Alternatively, in another example, the variety of beam support structures may be disposed on top of the channel likestructure 728, and/or any combination thereof. The bracket 270 having the channel likestructure 728 may be coupled to the first end 206 (shown inFIG. 2 ), in accordance with various examples described and contemplated herein. - Referring to
FIG. 7D , as shown inFIG. 7D , in one example, abracket 730 may have a substantiallyhorizontal side 732, a substantiallyvertical side 734, which may be disposed below the substantiallyhorizontal side 732 extending towards thesecond end 210 of the apparatus 202 (shown inFIG. 2 ). At anend 738 of the substantiallyvertical side 734, aflange 738 may be disposed to extend away from the substantiallyvertical side 734. As shown, thebracket 730 may be considered to have a substantially “L” shape. - Turning to
FIG. 7E , as shown, in one example, abracket 740 have a substantiallyhorizontal side 742, a first substantiallyvertical side 744, which may be disposed below the substantiallyhorizontal side 742 extending towards thesecond end 210 of the apparatus 202 (shown inFIG. 2 ) similar to the bracket 730 (shown inFIG. 7D ). At afirst end 746 of the substantiallyvertical side 744, afirst flange 748 may be disposed. However, in the example shown inFIG. 7E , thebracket 740 may also have a second substantiallyvertical side 752 having a similar configuration as the first substantiallyvertical side 744 disposed substantially opposite the first substantiallyvertical side 744. The second substantiallyvertical side 752 may have asecond end 754, where asecond flange 756 may be disposed. As shown, thebracket 740 may be considered to have a substantially “L” shape and a mirror of the “L” shape. - As shown in
FIGS. 7A-7E , thebrackets FIG. 2 ). Briefly turning back toFIG. 2 , thebracket 204 may be interchangeable with any of the brackets shown inFIGS. 7A-7E , 702, 710, 720, 730, and 740 within the scope and spirit of the claimed subject matter. -
FIGS. 8A-8C illustrate an example apparatus for providing an elevated roof over an existing roof of a structure in accordance with various embodiments of the present disclosure. Referring toFIG. 8A ,FIG. 8A illustrates a first view of anapparatus 800, which may be similar to the apparatus 200 (shown inFIG. 2 ). Theapparatus 800 may have a substantiallyvertical member 802 and may have similar components as previously described with respect toFIG. 2 (e.g., thebase 208 coupled to the second end 210). Abracket 804 may be coupled to the first end 206 (shown inFIG. 2 ) of the substantiallyvertical member 802. In the embodiment shown inFIG. 8 , thebracket 804 may be similar to thebracket 204 shown inFIG. 2 . However, thebracket 804 may be adjustable up and down as indicated bymotion arrow 808. Thebracket 804 may be adjustable by aneck 812, which may be coupled to thebracket 804. As shown, theneck 812 may have an elongated length relative to thebracket 204 shown inFIG. 2 . Theneck 812 may be configured to slide up and down 808 the substantially vertical member 802 a shown inFIG. 8A . Theneck 812 may include one ormore holes 806 configured to facilitate adjustment of theneck 812 and, in turn, thebracket 804. Theholes 806 may be configured to accommodate bolts, pins, screws, etc., and/or any combination thereof to facilitate holding of theneck 812 in any position along the substantially vertical member 802 (i.e., adjustable height). -
FIG. 8B illustrate a second view of theapparatus 800. The second view may be considered to be a view that may be perpendicular to the first view ofFIG. 8A (e.g., if the first view inFIG. 8A may be considered to be a front view, the second view inFIG. 8B may be considered to be a side view, and/or vice versa). As shown inFIG. 8B , theapparatus 800 may include similar components as shown inFIG. 8A . However, in the view shown inFIG. 8B , thebracket 804 may include one ormore holes 810, which may be configured to facilitate attachment of beam type support structure to thebracket 804. -
FIG. 8C illustrate a third view of theapparatus 800. The third view may be considered to be a perspective view ofapparatus 800. As shown inFIG. 8C , theapparatus 800 may include similar components as shown inFIGS. 8A and 8B . - It should be appreciated that the examples described with respect to
FIGS. 7A-7C andFIGS. 8A-8C may be applicable to the described examples and/or embodiment previously described including those shown inFIGS. 1-5 . Accordingly, the claimed subject matter is not limited in these respects. - The herein described subject matter sometimes illustrates different components contained within, or connected with, different other components. It is to be understood that such depicted architectures are merely exemplary, and that in fact many other architectures can be implemented which achieve the same functionality. In a conceptual sense, any arrangement of components to achieve the same functionality is effectively “associated” such that the desired functionality is achieved. Hence, any two components herein combined to achieve a particular functionality can be seen as “associated with” each other such that the desired functionality is achieved, irrespective of architectures or intermedial components. Likewise, any two components so associated can also be viewed as being “operably connected”, or “operably coupled”, to each other to achieve the desired functionality, and any two components capable of being so associated can also be viewed as being “operably couplable”, to each other to achieve the desired functionality. Specific examples of operably couplable include but are not limited to physically mateable and/or physically interacting components.
- With respect to the use of substantially any plural and/or singular terms herein, those having skill in the art can translate from the plural to the singular and/or from the singular to the plural as is appropriate to the context and/or application. The various singular/plural permutations may be expressly set forth herein for sake of clarity.
- It will be understood by those within the art that, in general, terms used herein, and especially in the appended claims (e.g., bodies of the appended claims) are generally intended as “open” terms (e.g., the term “including” should be interpreted as “including but not limited to,” the term “having” should be interpreted as “having at least,” the term “includes” should be interpreted as “includes but is not limited to,” etc.). It will be further understood by those within the art that if a specific number of an introduced claim recitation is intended, such an intent will be explicitly recited in the claim, and in the absence of such recitation no such intent is present. For example, as an aid to understanding, the following appended claims may contain usage of the introductory phrases “at least one” and “one or more” to introduce claim recitations. However, the use of such phrases should not be construed to imply that the introduction of a claim recitation by the indefinite articles “a” or “an” limits any particular claim containing such introduced claim recitation to embodiments comprising only one such recitation, even when the same claim includes the introductory phrases “one or more” or “at least one” and indefinite articles such as “a” or “an” (e.g., “a” and/or “an” should typically be interpreted to mean “at least one” or “one or more”); the same holds true for the use of definite articles used to introduce claim recitations. In addition, even if a specific number of an introduced claim recitation is explicitly recited, those skilled in the art will recognize that such recitation should typically be interpreted to mean at least the recited number (e.g., the bare recitation of “two recitations,” without other modifiers, typically means at least two recitations, or two or more recitations). Furthermore, in those instances where a convention analogous to “at least one of A, B, and C, etc.” is used, in general such a construction is intended in the sense one having skill in the art would understand the convention (e.g., “a system having at least one of A, B, and C” would include but not be limited to systems that have A alone, B alone, C alone, A and B together, A and C together, B and C together, and/or A, B, and C together, etc.). In those instances where a convention analogous to “at least one of A, B, or C, etc.” is used, in general such a construction is intended in the sense one having skill in the art would understand the convention (e.g., “a system having at least one of A, B, or C” would include but not be limited to systems that have A alone, B alone, C alone, A and B together, A and C together, B and C together, and/or A, B, and C together, etc.). It will be further understood by those within the art that virtually any disjunctive word and/or phrase presenting two or more alternative terms, whether in the description, claims, or drawings, should be understood to contemplate the possibilities of including one of the terms, either of the terms, or both terms. For example, the phrase “A or B” will be understood to include the possibilities of “A” or “B” or “A and B.”
- Reference in the specification to “an implementation,” “one implementation,” “some implementations,” or “other implementations” may mean that a particular feature, structure, or characteristic described in connection with one or more implementations may be included in at least some implementations, but not necessarily in all implementations. The various appearances of “an implementation,” “one implementation,” or “some implementations” in the preceding description are not necessarily all referring to the same implementations.
- While certain exemplary techniques have been described and shown herein using various methods and systems, it should be understood by those skilled in the art that various other modifications may be made, and equivalents may be substituted, without departing from claimed subject matter. Additionally, many modifications may be made to adapt a particular situation to the teachings of claimed subject matter without departing from the central concept described herein. Therefore, it is intended that claimed subject matter not be limited to the particular examples disclosed, but that such claimed subject matter also may include all implementations falling within the scope of the appended claims, and equivalents thereof.
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