US807795A - Roof-flashing. - Google Patents

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L WATSON ROOF FLASHING.

APPLICATION nun) mmn, 1905,

LEWIS WVATSON, OF NASHUA, NEW HAMPSHIRE.

ROOF-FLASHING.

- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 19, 1905.

Application filed March 11, 1905. Serial No. 249,608.

To ctZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that L Lewis W'ATsoN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Nashua, in the county of Hillsboro, State of New Hampshire, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Roof-Flashings, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to a roof-flashing, and particularly to an adjustable structure adapted for roofs of difierent inclinations, whereby the stand-pipe may at all times be disposed in a true vertical position.

The invention has for an object to provide an adjustable connection between the standpipe and roof-flashing comprising spherical members pivotally connected together, so that the roof-flange may be adjusted in inclination within the spherical cap carried by the standpipe to conform to the inclination of the roof to which it is applied and then securely held in position by connecting the spherical members together.

Other and further objects and advantages of the invention will be hereinafter set forth and the novel features thereof defined by the appended claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a vertical section showing the application of the invention; Fig. 2, a horizontal section on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1 with the cap removed; Fig. 3, adetail perspective of the base and spherical member carried thereby; Fig. 4, a similar view of the cap; Fig. 5, a perspective of the packing-ring carried by the stand-pipe; and Fig. 6, a detail vertical section of the pivotal clamping connection between the spherical members.

Like letters of reference refer to like parts in the several figures of the drawings.

The letter A designates a stand-pipe, which may be of any desired material or for any preferred purpose and which extends upward through an opening A of an ordinary character in the roof A Upon this roof the elongated conical base B is disposed and is provided at its lower portion with a laterallyextending flange B, adapted to rest upon the roof-timbers and to be secured thereto in any desired manner. This upwardly tapering base B is provided at its upper end with a spherical member B having a cut-away portion B formed in the top and one side wall thereof and a pivoting-aperture 13* disposed at the equator of the sphere. This pivoting portion is surrounded by a roughened or corrugated face B", WlllCll cooperates with the cap member to secure the parts together, as hereinbefore described. The spherical member B is also provided upon the side opposite the cut-away portion B with a stop-lug 13, adapted to engage the lower end of the spherical cap member C when it is swung to its extreme of movement in that direction, and thus prevent the movement of the parts, so as to expose the cut-away portion below the cap 0. This cap is formed at its upper portion with a flange O, adapted to fit the standpipe C, and at its lower edge with depending lugs 0 each provided with a pivot-opening O and a roughened inner face 0* to cooperate with the face B upon the spherical member B Under some conditions of use it is desirable to provide a packing-collar around the standpipe, and if such be required a collar, as shown at D, may be provided and seated at its lower portion D upon'the flange O of the cap, while the space between this collar and the stand-pipe is filled with a suitable packing material D as shown in Fig. 1.

As shown in Fig. 2, when the parts are assembled the pivoting-lugs (J of the cap are brought into alinement with the apertures D* of the spherical portion of the base and these parts secured together by means of a bolt 0 supplied with an adjustable nut, so that the same acts as both a pivot and a clamp. In the latter instance the roughened faces B and 0*, being drawn into contact with each other, securely retain the spherical members against any pivotal movement when they are in their adjusted position. This adjustment may vary from any desired angle-for instance, from the inclination shown in full lines in Fig. l to that shown in dotted lines, wherein the roof is disposed upon a horizontal plane and the lug B contacts with one side of the cap to limit the travel thereof and prevent the exposure of the cut-away portion B at the opposite side thereof.

In the operation of the invention it will be seen that the base is adapted for ready adjustment to roofs of any ordinary pitch or inclination, and when secured in position the spherical connection between the parts thereof provides a broad bearing-surface to resist any strain by wind or other pressure against the pipe, as by a spherical structure a maximum holding-surface disposed in the most efficient position to resist the strain is secured. It will also be seen that the pivotal connection between these spherical members permits a ready adjustment, while they may be then clamped firmly by the roughened faces contacting with each other, and thus held against any relative movement.

It will be obvious that changes may be made in the details of construction and configuration without departing from the spirit of the invention as defined by the appended claims.

Having described my invention and set forth its merits, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a roof flashing, an elongated upwardly-tapering base provided with a laterally-extending roof-plate at the lower portion thereof, a substantially spherical member at the upper portion of said base, the top and one side wall of said member being cut away, a substantially spherical cap secured to a standpipe and disposed to cover said cut-away portion, and means for clamping said member and cap against relative movement.

2. In a roofflashing, an elongated 'upwardly-tapering base provided with a laterally-extending roof-plate at the lower portion thereof, a substantially spherical member at the upper portion of said base, the top and one side wall of said member being cut away, a substantially spherical cap secured to a standpipe and disposed to cover said cut-away portion, a pivotal connection between said cap and spherical member, roughened contactfaces upon the cap and spherical member at their pivotal point, and a stop-lug carried by said member at one side to engage said cap.

3. In a roof-flashing, a base provided with a laterally-extending roof-plate at the lower portion thereof,a substantially spherical member at the upper portion of said base, the upper portion of said member being cut away, a substantially spherical cap having a flange engaging a stand-pipe and disposed to cover said cut-away portion, a pivotal connection between said cap and spherical member,a packing-ring surrounding said stand-pipe and embracing said fiange, and means for securing said ring upon said pipe.

4:. In a roof-flashing, a base provided at its upper portion with a substantially spherical member having a segmentally-disposed slot in its upper portion, a roughened face having a pivoting-aperture disposed at the equator of said member, a substantially spherical cap disposed upon said member and extending to the pivotal point thereof, a depending lug carried by said cap and provided with a roughened inner face, and a clamping-bolt extending through said lug and spherical member.

In testimony whereof I affiX my signature in presence of two witnesses.

. LEWIS WATSON.

Witnesses:

MoLLIE MARTIN, HENRI T. LEDOUX.

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