Roof ridge anchors

Abstract

Several modifications and variations of roof ridge anchors are disclosed. One group has simple but extremely effective anchors which are inexpensive to make and will fully satisfy all requirements of building codes as well as roofers. Some roof ridge anchor crowns or head sections have all planar surfaces with no recesses; others have recesses on the side parts thereof; and have specific recess shapes that are advantageous when attaching roof ridge tile members to the anchors; other anchor head sections are provided with curvilinear portions; some have separate water leakage shields that direct any water leakage away from the interior of the anchors; some have recesses that extend the entire length of the anchors or alternately have recess sections that are longitudinally spaced along the length of the anchors.

1 . A linearly extending roof ridge anchor having a body section, a crown section and a nailer section, said crown section and a part of said body section being adapted to have a roof ridge tile received thereover and secured thereto, and said nailer section extending outwardly and downwardly from said body section and being adapted to secure said roof ridge anchor to portions of a roof extending outwardly and downwardly from the opposite sides of a roof ridge on which said roof ridge anchor is adapted to be installed; 
 said crown section having a shape in cross-section which is adapted to closely receive the roof ridge tiles thereover, said crown section cross-section shape being defined by surfaces of sheet metal material including a crown top surface and beveled crown side surfaces and at least parts of said body section.    
   
   
       2 . The linearly extending roof ridge anchor of  claim 1  wherein said crown section comprises: 
 a linearly extending top surface has first and second laterally spaced edges and first and second linearly extending interconnecting surfaces respectively having third and fourth laterally spaced edges and fifth and sixth laterally spaced edges;    and said body section having linearly extending first and second side surfaces have seventh and eighth laterally spaced edges;    said first and second laterally spaced edges being connected to said third and fourth laterally spaced edges and said fifth and sixth laterally spaced edges being respectively connected to said seventh and eighth laterally spaced edges so that said crown section is defined by said linearly extending top surface and said first and second linearly extending interconnecting surfaces and at least the portions of said body section on which said seventh and eighth laterally spaced edges are formed.    
   
   
       3 . The linearly extending roof ridge anchor of  claim 1  wherein said crown section comprises: 
 a linearly extending top surface lying at least predominantly in a first plane and having first and second laterally spaced edges and first and second linearly extending interconnecting surfaces respectively having third and fourth laterally spaced edges and fifth and sixth laterally spaced edges;    and said body section having linearly extending first and second side surfaces lying at least predominantly in respective second and third planes and having seventh and eighth laterally spaced edges;    said first and second laterally spaced edges being connected to said third and fourth laterally spaced edges and said fifth and sixth laterally spaced edges being respectively connected to said seventh and eighth laterally spaced edges so that said crown section is defined by said linearly extending top surface and said first and second linearly extending interconnecting surfaces and at least the portions of said body section on which said seventh and eighth laterally spaced edges are formed.    
   
   
       4 . The linearly extending roof ridge anchor of  claim 3  wherein said linearly extending top surface is a curvilinear surface as seen in cross-section, said first and second linearly extending interconnecting surfaces are planar surfaces, and said body section linearly extending first and second side surfaces are planar surfaces.  
   
   
       5 . The linearly extending roof ridge anchor of  claim 3  wherein said linearly extending top surface is a curvilinear surface as seen in cross-section, said first and second linearly extending interconnecting surfaces are curvilinear surfaces as seen in cross-section, and said body section linearly extending first and second side surfaces are planar surfaces.  
   
   
       6 . The linearly extending roof ridge anchor of  claim 3  wherein said linearly extending top surface is a curvilinear surface as seen in cross-section, said first and second linearly extending interconnecting surfaces are curvilinear surfaces as seen in cross-section, and said body section linearly extending first and second side surfaces are planar surfaces with the portions thereof on which said seventh and eighth interconnecting edges are formed are curvilinear surfaces as seen in cross-section.  
   
   
       7 . The linearly extending roof ridge anchor of  claim 1  wherein said crown includes said top surface and said beveled crown side surfaces which surfaces are connected as seen in cross-section with said beveled crown side surfaces being at an acute angle from said top surface and also at an acute angle from said body section at least parts of said body section.  
   
   
       8 . The linearly extending roof ridge anchor of  claim 7  in which said crown top surface and said crown side surfaces and said body section are planar.  
   
   
       9 . The linearly extending roof ridge anchor of  claim 8  wherein said top surface is curved as seen in cross-section and thus being adapted to be closely fit within the roof ridge tiles to be used when completing the roof.  
   
   
       10 . The linearly extending roof ridge anchor of  claim 8  in which said crown side surfaces are also curvilinear as seen in cross-section to further adapt said anchor to be closely fit within the roof ridge tiles to be used when completing the roof.  
   
   
       11 . The linearly extending ridge anchor of claim  99  wherein said curvilinear top surface mates with said curvilinear crown side surfaces and said curvilinear crown side surfaces mate with said body section side surfaces.  
   
   
       12 . The linearly extending ridge anchor of  claim 9  wherein said crown top surface is curved outwardly and said curvilinear crown side surfaces are curved inwardly so that said inwardly curved crown side surfaces provide side troughs which are adapted to assure space between said troughs and roof ridge tiles,  
   
   
       13 . A linearly extending roof ridge anchor comprising a length of sheet material formed to have the following features: 
 a first sheet material surface area;    a roof ridge anchor top surface formed as at least a part of said first sheet material surface area;    second and third sheet material surface areas which are spaced laterally apart and are generally perpendicular to and spaced from said first sheet material surface area, said second and third sheet material surface areas respectively including first and second roof ridge anchor side surfaces with at least major area portions thereof respectively being parts of said second and third sheet material surface areas;    fourth and fifth sheet material surface areas which are intermediate connecting sheet material surface areas so that they are not substantially planar continuations of either of said first and second or either of said first and third sheet material surface areas, said fourth sheet material surface area operatively connecting said first sheet material surface area with said second sheet material surface area and said fifth sheet material surface area operatively connecting said first sheet material surface area with said third sheet material surface area, said first and said fourth and said fifth sheet material surface areas providing a roof ridge anchor crown section which substantially conforms to the interior surface of a typical roof ridge tile to a greater extent than it would if said first sheet material surface area were to be directly connected to said second and third sheet material surface areas without said fourth and fifth sheet material surface areas;    said first and second roof ridge anchor side surfaces having roof ridge anchor securing flanges formed therefrom so as to extend outwardly of said roof ridge anchor at angles and thus be adapted to permit said roof ridge anchor to accommodate the slopes of a roof extending outwardly and downwardly from a roof ridge on which said roof ridge anchor may be installed.    
   
   
       14 . The linearly extending roof ridge anchor of  claim 13  in which said first sheet material surface area forms substantially all of said roof ridge anchor top surface  
   
   
       15 . The linearly extending roof ridge anchor of  claim 13  in which said first sheet material surface area is at least predominantly a flat surface area.  
   
   
       16 . The linearly extending roof ridge anchor of  claim 15  in which said first sheet material surface area has at least one trough formed from only a portion of said first sheet material surface area, said at least one trough extending linearly of said roof ridge anchor and dividing said first sheet material surface area at least predominantly flat surface area into at least two parts which also extend linearly of said roof ridge anchor.  
   
   
       17 . The linearly extending roof ridge anchor of  claim 13  in which said first sheet material surface area is curvilinear in cross-section.  
   
   
       18 . The linearly extending roof ridge anchor of  claim 17  in which said first sheet material surface area has at least one trough formed from only a portion of said first sheet material surface area, said at least one trough extending linearly of said roof ridge anchor and dividing said first sheet material surface area at least predominantly flat surface area into at least two parts which also extend linearly of said roof ridge anchor.  
   
   
       19 . The linearly extending roof ridge anchor of  claim 18  in which said at least one trough is a single trough having a substantially semi-circular cross-section.  
   
   
       20 . The linearly extending roof ridge anchor of  claim 18  in which said at least one trough is a single trough which is substantially semi-circular in cross-section.  
   
   
       21 . The linearly extending roof ridge anchor of  claim 18  in which a pair of troughs are formed, one of said pair of troughs being formed by each of said fourth and fifth sheet material surface areas, said pair of troughs being laterally disposed on opposite lateral sides of said first sheet material surface area and extending linearly of said roof ridge anchor.  
   
   
       22 . The linearly extending roof ridge anchor of  claim 17  in which said at least one trough is a single trough having a trapezoidal cross-section the two parallel sides of which have the shorter one opening through said first sheet material surface area.  
   
   
       23 . The linearly extending roof ridge anchor of  claim 13  in which said second and third sheet material surface areas respectively have at least portions thereof which are curvilinear in cross-section.  
   
   
       24 . The linearly extending roof ridge anchor of  claim 13  in which each of said first, fourth and fifth sheet material surface areas is at least in part a curvilinear surface area in cross-section.  
   
   
       25 . The linearly extending roofridge anchor of  claim 13  in which said fourth and said fifth sheet material surface areas have non-coplanar first and second sections joined along a linear line so as to subtend an angle of less than 180° between said first and second sections and forming a depression in each of said fourth and said fifth surface areas.  
   
   
       26 . A linearly extending roof ridge anchor comprising a length of sheet material formed to provide various sheet material surfaces so as to be defined by and comprised of the following elements, features and characteristics: 
 a first plane;    a roof ridge anchor top surface;    a first surface of sheet material which includes said roof ridge anchor top surface with at least major area portions thereof being in said first plane;    second and third sheet material surfaces including first and second roof ridge anchor side surfaces;    second and third planes respectively having at least major portions of said second and third sheet material surfaces lying therein and which are spaced laterally apart, said second and third planes being generally perpendicular to said first plane;    fourth and fifth planes which respectively have intermediate connecting fourth and fifth sheet material surfaces therein operatively connecting said first sheet material surface with said second plane sheet material surface and said fifth plane material surface operatively connecting said first plane sheet material surface with said third plane sheet material surface;    said sheet material surfaces of said first and fourth and fifth planes cooperatively forming a ridge anchor crown section adapted to receive a typically curved roof ridge tile and which more nearly conforms to the curved interior surface of such a typical roof ridge tile than would be the case should said first plane sheet material surface be directly connected to said second and third planes' sheet material surfaces;    said first and second roof ridge anchor sheet material side surfaces having ridge anchor mounting flanges formed so as to extend outwardly of said roof ridge anchor at angles such that they are adapted to permit said roof ridge anchor to accommodate the slopes of a roof extending outwardly and downwardly from the opposite sides of a roof ridge on which said roof ridge anchor may be installed.    
   
   
       27 . A linearly extending roof ridge anchor having several surfaces and comprising a length of sheet material formed to provide various sheet material surfaces which include at least parts of said roof ridge anchor surfaces so as to be defined by and comprised of the following elements, features and characteristics: 
 a first roof ridge anchor surface providing a roof ridge anchor top surface;    a first sheet material surface which includes said roof ridge anchor top surface;    second and third roof ridge anchor surfaces each of which is a side surface of said roof ridge anchor;    second and third sheet material surfaces respectively having at least major portions of said second and third roof ridge anchor side surfaces therein and which are spaced laterally apart, said second and third sheet material surfaces being generally perpendicular to said first sheet material surface;    fourth and fifth roof ridge anchor surfaces which are intermediately-connecting surfaces respectively connecting said first roof ridge anchor surface with said second and third roof ridge anchor side surfaces;    fourth and fifth sheet material surfaces which respectively have said intermediately-connecting fourth and fifth roofridge anchor surfaces therein, said fourth sheet metal surface operatively connecting said first sheet material surface with said second sheet material surface and said fifth plane material surface operatively connecting said first sheet material surface with said third plane sheet material surface;    said first and fourth and fifth roof ridge anchor surfaces cooperatively forming a ridge anchor crown section adapted to receive a typically curved roof ridge tile and which more nearly conforms to the curved interior surface of such a typical roof ridge tile than would be the case should said first roof ridge anchor surface be directly connected to said second and third roof ridge anchor side surfaces;    said second and third roof ridge anchor surfaces having ridge anchor mounting flanges formed therefrom so as to extend outwardly of said roof ridge anchor at angles such that they are adapted to permit said roof ridge anchor to accommodate the slopes of a roof extending outwardly and downwardly from the opposite sides of a roof ridge on which said roof ridge anchor may be installed.    
   
   
       28 . A linearly extending roof ridge anchor having: 
 a body section, a crown section and a nailer section, said crown section and said body section being adapted to be installed over and cover a roof ridge;    and further having a shield acting as a water deflector, said shield having linear side edges extending linearly with said roof ridge anchor and as seen in cross-section having a surface laterally defined by said linear side edges, said shield being installed below said crown top surface and being adapted to be positioned above any part of the roof ridge over which said roof ridge is adapted to be installed and cover;    and also having means securing said shield to said body section, said shield extending to and being secured to said body section by said securing means, said shield surface between said linear side edges being higher than said linear side edges when installed in said roof ridge anchor body section and thus being adapted to deflect any water that may drip or flow downwardly from said roofridge anchor crown section and thus being adapted to protect the roof ridge over which said roof ridge anchor is installed against water damage.    
   
   
       29 . The linearly extending roof ridge anchor of  claim 28 , said means securing said shield to said body section being a linearly spaced series of tabs formed on said shield linear side edges and openings formed in said body section receiving said tabs therein, said shield being laterally wider than lateral width of said body section so that when it is moved into place within said body section it is bowed upwardly as seen in cross-section and provides a curvilinear surface which will deflect and direct any water that enters said roof ridge anchor above said shield to flow outwardly into said body section openings through which said tabs are received, said body section openings also serving as outlet openings through which any such deflected water flow is directed outwardly of said roof ridge anchor.  
   
   
       30 . The linearly extending roof ridge anchor of  claim 28 , said means securing said shield to said body section including linearly extending recesses formed in said body section and receiving said shield linear side edges in said body section linearly extending recesses, said shield being laterally wider than said body section so that when it is moved into place in said body section it is bowed upwardly as seen in cross-section and provides a curvilinear surface which will deflect and direct any water that enters said roof ridge anchor above said shield to flow outwardly into said body section recesses, said body section recesses having outlet openings through which any such deflected water flow is directed outwardly of said roof ridge anchor.