Flashing and Mounting Bracket for a Skylight

Abstract

A skylight for installation on a roof of a building is provided. The skylight includes a frame that has a plurality of elements and defines an interior opening. A mounting bracket with a first and second leg is included. The first leg of the mounting bracket is connected to one of the elements of the frame, and the second leg may have a guide structure with at least one opening that extends at an angle with respect to the second leg. The guide structure may be used for securing the mounting bracket and skylight to the roofing structure. The skylight may be provided with a flashing profile that has a rigid section attached to one of the elements of the frame and a flexible section attached to the rigid section. The rigid and flexible sections may extend along the longitudinal lengths of two different elements of the frame. The skylight may be provided with both the mounting bracket and the rigid and flexible flashing sections as discussed above in accordance with various exemplary embodiments of the present invention.

1 . A skylight with mounting bracket for installation on a roof, comprising: 
 a frame defining an interior opening, the frame having a plurality of elements; and    a mounting bracket having a first leg and a second leg connected to the first leg, the first leg connected to one of the elements of the frame, the second leg having a guide structure defining at least one opening extending at an angle with respect to the second leg for accepting a fastener.    
   
   
       2 . The skylight with mounting bracket of  claim 1 , wherein the guide structure has an inclined portion, and wherein the at least one opening of the guide structure is defined in the inclined portion.  
   
   
       3 . The skylight with mounting bracket of  claim 1 , wherein the guide structure includes at least one bushing element, and wherein the at least one opening of the guide structure is defined in the bushing element.  
   
   
       4 . The skylight with mounting bracket of  claim 1 , wherein the guide structure includes a portion of the second leg having an enlarged thickness, and wherein the opening of the guide structure is located in the portion of the second leg having an enlarged thickness.  
   
   
       5 . The skylight with mounting bracket of  claim 1 , wherein the second leg has at least one aperture, and wherein the guide structure is a guiding element removably engageable with the second leg, and wherein the opening of the guide structure is located in the guiding element.  
   
   
       6 . The skylight with mounting bracket of  claim 1 ,  2 ,  3 ,  4 , or  5 , wherein the mounting bracket has an alignment means for aligning the mounting bracket with respect to the roof the alignment means having at least one alignment opening.  
   
   
       7 . The skylight with mounting bracket of  claim 6 , wherein the alignment means has a plate that is connected to the first leg and is substantially parallel to the first leg, and wherein the alignment opening is located in the plate.  
   
   
       8 . The skylight with mounting bracket of  claim 6 , wherein the alignment means has an alignment portion having the alignment opening, and wherein the alignment means has a connecting portion that connects the alignment portion to the first leg, and wherein the alignment portion is movable from a position in which the alignment portion is substantially parallel to the second leg to a position in which the alignment portion is substantially parallel to the first leg.