Vibration absorption system

Claim 2

A pre-assembled vibration absorption system for rooftop mounted heating and air conditioning units, comprising in combination, a continuous base plate for seatment upon an underlying surface such as a rooftop, a continuous roofing curb mounted on said base plate and extending upwardly therefrom, the upper edge of said roofing curb provided with roofing securement means for securing the roofing material thereto in overlaying relation, at least a pair of spacer and support means mounted on said base late adjacent said roofing curb and linearly spaced along said base plate, at least a pair of levelling and tensioning means, one of each of said levelling and tensioning means mounted on a corresponding spacer and support means thereby to be in spaced and supported relation with respect to said base plate and roof pitch, each of said levelling and tensioning means provided with independent tension adjustment means to separately and independently adjust the levelling and tensioning function thereof, said levelling and tensioning means carrying a continuous support beam thereon and thereacross to support a heating and air conditioning unit thereatop, a continuous top cover shield overlying said continuous support beam, and a removably engageable continuous conterflash panel, each of said cover shield and counterflash panel provided with, respectively, mating engagement means to accommodate the removable engagement of said counterflash with said top cover shield, whereby said vibration absorption system may be preassembled and placed into position on location, thereby permitting the independent varying of said levelling and tensioning means dependent upon the particular load characteristics of a heating and air conditioning unit supported thereon, by the independent and separate adjustment of said adjustment means associated with said levelling and tensioning means, while at the same time permitting the unit to be roofed in with any appropriate roofing material.

Claim 3

A pre-assembled vibration absorption system for rooftop mounted heating and air conditioning units, comprising in combination, a continuous base plate for seatment upon an underlying surface such as a rooftop, a continuous roofing curb mounted on said base plate and extending upwardly therefrom, the upper edge of said roofing curb provided with roofing securement means for securing the roofing material thereto in overlaying relation, at least a pair of spacer and support means mounted on said base late adjacent said roofing curb and linearly spaced along said base plate, at least a pair of levelling and tensioning means, one of each of said levelling and tensioning means mounted on a corresponding spacer and support means thereby to be in spaced and supported relation with respect to said base plate and roof pitch, each of said levelling and tensioning means provided with independent tension adjustment means to separately and independently adjust the levelling and tensioning function thereof, said levelling and tensioning means carrying a continuous support beam thereon and thereacross to support a heating and air conditioning unit thereatop, a continuous top cover shield overlying said continuous support beam, and a removably engageable continuous conterflash panel, each of said cover shield and counterflash panel provided with, respectively, mating engagement means to accommodate the removable engagement of said counterflash with said top cover shield, whereby said vibration absorption system may be preassembled and placed into position on location, thereby permitting the independent varying of said levelling and tensioning means dependent upon the particular load characteristics of a heating and air conditioning unit supported thereon, by the independent and separate adjustment of said adjustment means associated with said levelling and tensioning means, while at the same time permitting the unit to be roofed in with any appropriate roofing material.

Claim 4

A pre-assembled vibration absorption system for rooftop mounted heating and air conditioning units, comprising in combination, a continuous base plate for seatment upon an underlying surface such as a rooftop, a continuous roofing curb mounted on said base plate and extending upwardly therefrom, the upper edge of said roofing curb provided with roofing securement means for securing the roofing material thereto in overlaying relation, at least a pair of spacer and support means mounted on said base late adjacent said roofing curb and linearly spaced along said base plate, at least a pair of levelling and tensioning means, one of each of said levelling and tensioning means mounted on a corresponding spacer and support means thereby to be in spaced and supported relation with respect to said base plate and roof pitch, each of said levelling and tensioning means provided with independent tension adjustment means to separately and independently adjust the levelling and tensioning function thereof, said levelling and tensioning means carrying a continuous support beam thereon and thereacross to support a heating and air conditioning unit thereatop, a continuous top cover shield overlying said continuous support beam, and a removably engageable continuous conterflash panel, each of said cover shield and counterflash panel provided with, respectively, mating engagement means to accommodate the removable engagement of said counterflash with said top cover shield, whereby said vibration absorption system may be preassembled and placed into position on location, thereby permitting the independent varying of said levelling and tensioning means dependent upon the particular load characteristics of a heating and air conditioning unit supported thereon, by the independent and separate adjustment of said adjustment means associated with said levelling and tensioning means, while at the same time permitting the unit to be roofed in with any appropriate roofing material.

Claim 5

The vibration absorption system as set forth in claim 1, wherein said roofing securement means comprises a top rail mounted linearly along the upper edge of said roofing curb, said top rail accommodating the overlay fastening of roofing material thereto.

Claim 6

The vibration absorption system as set forth in claim 2 above, wherein said top rail is formed of wood, thereby to accommodate the nailing engagement of roofing materials to said top rail.

Claim 7

The vibration absorption system as set forth in claim 1 above, wherein said spacer and support means comprises a plurality of eye beams mounted on said base plate and upstanding therefrom, the uPper surface of each of said eye beams supporting one of said levelling and tensioning means.

Claim 8

The vibration absorption system as set forth in claim 1 above, wherein each of said levelling and said tension means includes a base plate, a vertical support mounted on said base plate and extending upwardly therefrom adjacent the side edge thereof, a top plate carried by said vertical support in parallel orientation with respect to said base plate and space therefrom, a pressure plate carried on and spaced from said top plate along the under surface thereof, pressure plate adjustment means interposed between the under surface of said top plate and said pressure plate thereby to permit the vertical adjustment of said pressure plate relative to said top plate, and spring means interposed between said pressure plate and said base plate, said spring means tending normally to bias said pressure plate away from said base plate, and said top plate supporting and carrying said continuous support beam thereon whereby a load positioned atop said support beam is biasingly held by said levelling and tensioning means.

Claim 9

The vibration absorption system as set forth in claim 5 above, wherein said pressure plate adjustment means comprises a threaded bolt mounted along the undersurface of said top plate and extending downwardly therefrom to an aperture provided in said pressure plate, and a nut screw-threadedly mounted on said bolt immediately above said pressure plate whereby the vertical orientation of said pressure plate relative to the vertical height of said bolt may be adjusted by screwing and unscrewing said nut.

Claim 10

The vibration absorption system as set forth in claim 1 above, wherein said counterflash panel disengageably engages said top cover shield and extends downwardly beyond the upper edge of said roofing curb, thereby to insulate the upper edge of said roofing curb from the outer environment.

Claim 11

The vibration absorption system as set forth in claim 7 above, wherein said top cover shield includes a rearwardly and reversely turned flange extending along the bottom edge thereof, and said counterflash panel includes a forwardly and reversely turned flange along the upper edge thereof, such that said respective rearwardly and forwardly turned flanges may be matingly engaged to form a removable engagement means for removably engaging said counterflash panel with respect to said cover shield.

Claim 12

The vibration absorption system as set forth in claim 1 above, wherein said continuous support beam is C-shaped in configuration and is continuous about the upper peripheral eges of said system and supported solely by said levelling and tensioning means.

Claim 13

The vibration absorption system as set forth in claim 1, wherein said roofing curb is canted from top to bottom thereby functioning to direct water flow away from the said system.

Claim 14

The vibration absorption system as set forth in claim 1 above, wherein said base plate is provided with an upturned U-shaped channel mounted along the length thereof and said top cover shield is provided with a down-turned U-shaped channel mounted along the length thereof, and insulation sheeting material is mounted within and between said respective U-shaped channels on said base plate and said top cover shield, thereby to further insulate the interior portion of said system from both noise and the elements.

Claim 15

The vibration absorption system as set forth in claim 11 above, wherein said respective U-shaped channel on said base plate and said top cover shield respectively are fixedly secured to said respective base plate and top cover shield, thereby to provide a fixed mounting for said insulation sheeting material.

Claim 16

The vibration absorption system as set forth in claim 1 above, wherein said system further includes a plurality of laterally extending structural spacers carried between opposed portions of said continuous support beam, and a weighted inertia block carried between adjacent and parallel oriented structural sPacers, said weighted inertia block functioning to facilitate the absorption of vibration emanating from the heating and air conditioning unit carried by said system.

Claim 17

The vibration absorption system as set forth in claim 13 above, wherein said structural spacers are T-shaped in configuration and each of said slab of concrete carried by said supported between adjacent parallel oriented T-shaped structural spacers.

Claim 18

A pre-assembled vibration absorption system for rooftop mounted heating and air conditioning units comprising in combination, a continuous base plate for seatment upon an underlying surface such as a rooftop, a continous roofing curb mounted on said base plate extending upwardly therefrom, the upper ege of said roofing curb provided with roofing securement means for securing the roofing material thereto in overlaying relation, a plurality of I beams mounted on said base rail and upstanding therefrom, said I beams being mounted and positioned in horizontally opposed relation on opposing sides of said base plate, at least a pair of levelling and tensioning means, one of each of said levelling and tensioning means mounted on a corresponding I beam, thereby to be in spaced and supported relation with respect to said base plate, each of said levelling and tensioning means provided with independent tension adjustment means to separately and independently adjust the levelling and tensioning function thereof, said levelling and tensioning means carrying a continuous support beam thereon and thereacross to support a heating and air conditioning unit thereatop, a continuous to cover shield overlying said continuous support beam, and a removably engageable continuous counterflash panel each of said top cover shield and counterflash panel provided with, respectively, a mating engagement means to accommodate the removable engagement of said couterflash panel with respect to said top cover shield, whereby said vibration absorption system may be pre-assembled and placed into position on location, thereby to permit the independent varying of said levelling and tensioning means to adapt to the particular load characteristics of a heating and air conditioning unit supported thereon, by the separate adjustment of said adjustment means associated with each of said levelling and tensioning means, while at the same time permitting said system to be partially and permanently roofed in with appropriate roofing material.

Claim 19

A pre-assembled vibration absorption system for rooftop mounted heating and air conditioning units comprising in combination, a continuous base plate for seatment upon an underlying surface such as a rooftop, a continous roofing curb mounted on said base plate extending upwardly therefrom, the upper ege of said roofing curb provided with roofing securement means for securing the roofing material thereto in overlaying relation, a plurality of I beams mounted on said base rail and upstanding therefrom, said I beams being mounted and positioned in horizontally opposed relation on opposing sides of said base plate, at least a pair of levelling and tensioning means, one of each of said levelling and tensioning means mounted on a corresponding I beam, thereby to be in spaced and supported relation with respect to said base plate, each of said levelling and tensioning means provided with independent tension adjustment means to separately and independently adjust the levelling and tensioning function thereof, said levelling and tensioning means carrying a continuous support beam thereon and thereacross to support a heating and air conditioning unit thereatop, a continuous to cover shield overlying said continuous support beam, and a removably engageable continuous counterflash panel each of said top cover shield and counterflash panel provided with, respectively, a mating engagement means to accommodate the removable engagement of said couterflash panel with respect to said top cover shield, whereby said vibration absorption system may be pre-assembled and placed into position on location, thereby to permit the independent varying of said levelling and tensioning means to adapt to the particular load characteristics of a heating and air conditioning unit supported thereon, by the separate adjustment of said adjustment means associated with each of said levelling and tensioning means, while at the same time permitting said system to be partially and permanently roofed in with appropriate roofing material.

Claim 20

The vibration absorption system as set forth in claim 15, wherein said roofing securement means comprises a wooden top rail extending along said roofing curb thereby to accommodate the overlay fastening of roofing material thereto.

Claim 21

The vibration absorption system as set forth in claim 15 above, wherein each of said levelling and tensioning means includes a base plate, a vertical support mounted on said base plate, and extending upwardly therefrom, a top plate carried by said vertical support in parallel orientation with respect to said base plate, and spaced therefrom, a pressure plate carried on and spaced from said top plate along the undersurface thereof, pressure plate adjustment means interposed between the undersurface of said top plate and said pressure plate, thereby to permit the vertical adjustment of said pressure plate relative to said top plate, and spring means interposed between said pressure plate and said base plate, said spring means tending normally to bias said pressure plate away from said base plate, whereby a load positioned on said continuous support beam carried on said levelling and tensioning means may be levelled by the independent and separate varying of each of said pressure plate adjustment means while at the same time partially absorbing vibrations incident to the operation of a heating and air conditioning unit positioned thereatop by virtue of said spring means.

Claim 22

The vibration absorption system as set forth in claim 17 above, wherein said pressure plate adjustment means comprises a threaded bolt mounted on the undersurface of said top plate and extending downwardly therefrom through an aperture provided in said pressure plate, and said threaded bolt being provided with a threaded nut in mating engagement thereon and positioned immediately above said pressure plate thereby to vertically adjust the difference between said pressure plate and said top plate by the screwing and unscrewing of said nut relative to said bolt.

Claim 23

The vibration absorption system as set forth in claim 18, wherein said continuous support beam is U-shaped in configuration and continuous about the upper peripheral edge of said system, said U-shaped support beam being supported solely by said levelling and tensioning means whereby a heating and air conditioning unit is positioned on said continuous support beam may be levelled by the independent and separate adjustment of said tension adjustment means.

Claim 24

The vibration absorption system as set forth in claim 15 above, wherein said counterflash panel is disengagably engageable with said top cover shield and extends downwardly therefrom beyond the upper edge of said roofing curb, thereby to insulate the upper edge of said roofing curb from the outer environment.

Claim 25

The vibration absorption system as set forth in claim 20 above, wherein said top cover shield includes a rearwardly and reversely turned flange along the bottom edge thereof and said counterflash panel includes a forwarding and reversely turned flange along the upper edge thereof, such that said respective rearwardly and forwardly turned flanges may be matingly engaged to form a removable engagement means for removably engaging said counterflash panel with respect to said top cover shield.

Claim 26

The vibration absorption system as set forth in claim 15 above, wherein said base plate is provided with an upturned U-shaped channel mounted thereon and said top cover shield is provided with a down-turned U-shaped channel mounted thereon, and insulation sheeting material is mounted within and between said respective U-shaped channels on said base plate and said top cover shield, thereby to provide thermal and acoustical insulation with respect to the internal portion of said system.