Cool roof batten assembly

Abstract

A cool roof batten assembly with a vertical batten spacer which facilitates the rapid installation of battens on a roof comprises a unitary inverted U-shaped sheet material, a mounting flange extending outward perpendicularly from the ends of the sheet material and two outwardly directed retention flanges, into which the battens fit.

1 . An upper batten riser and mounting assembly member comprising:
 a. a unitary inverted U-shaped sheet material having an upper planar surface and two vertical side surfaces;   b. a mounting flange extending outward perpendicularly from each of the ends of said sheet material; and   c. two outwardly directed retention flanges coupled to said upper surface.   
     
     
         2 . The member of  claim 1  wherein said mounting flanges are adapted to be mounted either horizontally or vertically to a roofing material. 
     
     
         3 . The member of  claim 1  wherein said retention flanges are adapted to receive and/or secure a batten. 
     
     
         4 . An upper batten riser and mounting assembly comprising:
 a. a longitudinally extending inverted U-shaped sheet material having an upper planar horizontal surface and two vertical side surfaces;   b. a mounting flange extending outward perpendicularly from each of the ends of said sheet material along the length thereof; and   c. a plurality of pairs of retention flanges coupled to the upper surface at predetermined distances along the length of the sheet material.   
     
     
         5 . The upper batten riser and mounting assembly of  claim 4  wherein said mounting flanges are adapted to be mounted vertically to a roofing material. 
     
     
         6 . The upper batten riser and mounting assembly of  claim 4  wherein said retention flanges are adapted to receive and/or secure battens. 
     
     
         7 . A lower vertical drip channel support assembly comprising:
 a. a longitudinally extending inverted U-shaped sheet material having an upper planar horizontal surface and two vertical side surfaces;   b. channel bottom surfaces extending outward from each end of said sheet material;   c. channel side walls extending outward from each end of the channel bottom surfaces, said channel side walls being substantially perpendicular to said channel bottom surfaces and substantially parallel to said interior side walls; and   d. support flanges extending outward from each end of said channel side walls, said support flanges being substantially perpendicular to said channel side walls.   
     
     
         8 . The lower vertical drip channel support assembly of  claim 7  wherein said flanges are adapted to support a radiant barrier. 
     
     
         9 . The lower vertical drip channel support assembly of  claim 7  wherein said lower vertical drip channel support assembly is dimensioned and adapted to support the upper batten riser and mount of  claim 1 , the upper batten riser mounting assembly of  claim 4 , the upper riser mount of  claim 7 , the upper riser mounting assembly of  claim 10 , and a sheathing layer. 
     
     
         10 . A vertical batten spacer comprising:
 a. a plurality of inverted U-shaped sheet material units, each unit having an upper planar surface and two side surfaces;   b. at least one lower surface connecting the plurality of sheet material units at predetermined distances apart, the at least one lower surface extending outwardly and perpendicularly to the lower end of said side surfaces.   
     
     
         11 . The vertical batten spacer of  claim 10  wherein said at least one lower surface is adapted to be mounted to a roofing material. 
     
     
         12 . The vertical batten spacer of  claim 10  wherein each of the plurality of inverted U-shaped material is shaped and dimensioned to nest within the longitudinally extending inverted U-shaped sheet material of the lower vertical drip channel support assembly according to  claim 7 , within the unitary inverted U-shaped sheet material of the upper batten riser and mount member according to  claim 1 , and within the longitudinally extending inverted U-shaped sheet material of the upper batten riser mounting assembly according to  claim 4 . 
     
     
         13 . A cool roof batten assembly comprising:
 a. the vertical batten spacer assembly according to  claim 10  mounted to a roofing material;   b. the lower vertical drip channel support assembly according to  claim 7  mounted transversely to the length of the vertical batten spacer assembly, the longitudinally extending inverted U-shaped sheet material of the lower vertical drip channel being in a nested relationship with an inverted U-shaped sheet material unit of the vertical batten spacer assembly;   c. the upper batten riser and mounting assembly of  claim 4  mounted along the length of the lower vertical drip channel support assembly, the longitudinally extending inverted U-shaped sheet material of the upper batten riser and mounting assembly being in a nested relationship with the inverted U-shaped sheet material unit of the lower vertical drip channel support assembly; and   d. a radiant barrier mounted and supported between the lower vertical drip channel support assembly and the upper batten riser and mounting assembly, the radiant barrier extending laterally between successive lower vertical drip channel support assembly-upper batten riser and mounting assembly units.   
     
     
         14 . A cool roof batten assembly comprising:
 a. the vertical batten spacer assembly according to  claim 10  mounted to a roofing material; and   b. the upper batten riser and mounting assembly of  claim 4  mounted transversely to the length of the vertical batten spacer assembly,   
       wherein the longitudinally extending inverted U-shaped sheet material of the upper batten riser and mounting assembly is in a nested relationship with an inverted U-shaped sheet material unit of the vertical batten spacer assembly.