Roof assemblies for building structures

Claim 2

A roof assembly for a building including a planar roof panel, a rafter having a free end, said rafter supporting said roof panel directly thereon and an elongated tie bar connected to the rafter adjacent its free end, said rafter being supported adjacent its free end on the upper end of a vertical wall stud by a top wall plate and comprising a pair of elongated members, each of said members including a first longer wall and a second shorter wall, the first and second walls being spaced apart from each other but running generally parallel to each other and connected by a bridging section having an opening therein, each wall terminating in a free edge tab portion, said tabs defining a space therebetween in which an edge of said roof panel is disposed, said members being disposed adjacent each other with their long walls abutting and including aligned openings therein through which quick acting rotating clamp means extend to hold members together, said top wall plate comprising an angularly extending lip on which said rafter is mounted and having an opening aligned with the opening in said bridging section of said elongated member and resilient clip means disposed within said aligned openings and securing said rafter to said top wall plate.

Claim 3

The assembly of claim 1 wherein said bridging section includes a slot and wherein said assembly additionally includes a ridge assembly comprising a ridge member including a slot, aligned with the slot in the bridging section of the rafter, with a resilent clip disposed within the aligned slots to connect the rafter to the ridge member.

Claim 4

The assembly of claim 2 wherein said ridge means also comprises a ridge pad.

Claim 5

A roof assembly for a building including a planar roof panel, a rafter having a free end, said rafter supporting said roof panel directly thereon and an elongated tie bar connected to the rafter adjacent its free end, said rafter being supported adjacent its free end on the upper end of a vertical wall stud and comprising a pair of elongated members held together by clamp means, said rafter including another end which abuts an elongated ridge pad, said ridge pad being disposed normally to the rafter and comprising a base wall having a flange projecting normally from one side thereof and a portion offset from the other side thereof, said flange terminating in an angularly extending lip and a ridge member, said ridge member including a base portion terminating at one side in a groove in which said lip is disposed and at the other side in an angularly extending flange for supporting the other end of the rafter.

Claim 6

A roof assembly for a building including a planar roof panel, a rafter having a free end, said rafter supporting said roof panel directly thereon and an elongated tie bar connected to the rafter adjacent its free end, said rafter being supported adjacent its free end on the upper end of a vertical wall stud and comprising a pair of elongated members held together by clamp means, said rafter including another end which abuts an elongated ridge pad, said ridge pad being disposed normally to the rafter and comprising a base wall having a flange projecting normally from one side thereof and a portion offset from the other side thereof, said flange terminating in an angularly extending lip and a ridge member, said ridge member including a base portion terminating at one side in a groove in which said lip is disposed and at the other side in an angularly extending flange for supporting the other end of the rafter.

Claim 7

A roof assembly for a building including a planar roof panel, a rafter having a free end, said rafter supporting said roof panel directly thereon and an elongated tie bar connected to the rafter adjacent its free end, said rafter being supported adjacent its free end on the upper end of a vertical wall stud and comprising a pair of elongated members held together by clamp means, each of said elongated members including a first longer wall and a second shorter wall, the first and second walls running generally parallel to each other and connected by a bridging section, each wall terminating in a free edge tab portion, said free edge tab defining a space therebetween into which the edge of said wall panel is disposed, said rafter being connected to the top end of said wall stud by a top wall plate, said wall plate comprising a base wall having a flange projecting normally from one side thereof, said base wall being disposed on the upper end of said wall stud, said flange terminating in an angularly extending lip, said lip being connected to said rafter, each of said bridging Sections of said elongated members including a slot aligned with a slot in the lip of the top wall plate, said slots having a clip inserted therein for connecting the rafter to the top wall plate, said base wall terminates in a portion offset at an angle therefrom and parallel to said lip, said offset portion abutting the bridging section of the rafter and defining a space between itself and the upper end of the vertical wall stud into which a portion of a soffit molding is disposed.

Claim 8

A roof assembly for a building including a planar roof panel, a rafter having a free end, said rafter supporting said roof panel directly thereon and an elongated tie bar connected to the rafter adjacent its free end, said rafter being supported adjacent its free end on the upper end of a vertical wall stud and comprising a pair of elongated members held together by clamp means, each of said elongated members including a first longer wall and a second shorter wall, the first and second walls running generally parallel to each other and connected by a bridging section, each wall terminating in a free edge tab portion, said free edge tab defining a space therebetween into which the edge of said wall panel is disposed, said rafter being connected to the top end of said wall stud by a top wall plate, said wall plate comprising a base wall having a flange projecting normally from one side thereof, said base wall being disposed on the upper end of said wall stud, said flange terminating in an angularly extending lip, said lip being connected to said rafter, each of said bridging Sections of said elongated members including a slot aligned with a slot in the lip of the top wall plate, said slots having a clip inserted therein for connecting the rafter to the top wall plate, said base wall terminates in a portion offset at an angle therefrom and parallel to said lip, said offset portion abutting the bridging section of the rafter and defining a space between itself and the upper end of the vertical wall stud into which a portion of a soffit molding is disposed.

Claim 9

The assembly of claim 5 wherein said soffit molding comprises a base portion having a first lip slightly offset therefrom and having a second lip greatly offset therefrom, said first lip being disposed within the space between the offset portion of the top wall plate and the upper end of the wall stud.

Claim 10

The assembly of claim 6 wherein the base portion of the soffit molding includes a slot aligned with the slot in the bridging section of the rafter, with a clip being disposed within the aligned slots to connect the soffit molding to the rafter.

Claim 11

A roof assembly for a building including a planar roof panel, a rafter having a free end, said rafter supporting said roof panel directly therein and an elongated tie bar connected to the rafter adjacent its free end, said rafter being supported adjacent its free end on the upper end of a vertical wall stud and comprising a pair of elongated members held together by clamp means, said free end of said rafter abuts an elongated end plate, said end plate being adapted for supporting the edge of said roof panel, said end plate being disposed normally to the rafter and fascia means connected to said end plate, said fascia means comprising a sub-fascia and a fascia, said sub-fascia comprising a base wall having a flange projecting normally from one side thereof and a portion offset from the other side thereof, said flange terminating in an angularly extending lip, said fascia comprising a base portion terminating at one side in a groove in which said lip is disposed and at the other side in an angularly extending flange having a locking crimp therein, said locking crimp being disposed within a space between the offset portion of the sub-fascia and the end plate.

Claim 12

A roof assembly for a building including a planar roof panel, a rafter having a free end, said rafter supporting said roof panel directly therein and an elongated tie bar connected to the rafter adjacent its free end, said rafter being supported adjacent its free end on the upper end of a vertical wall stud and comprising a pair of elongated members held together by clamp means, said free end of said rafter abuts an elongated end plate, said end plate being adapted for supporting the edge of said roof panel, said end plate being disposed normally to the rafter and fascia means connected to said end plate, said fascia means comprising a sub-fascia and a fascia, said sub-fascia comprising a base wall having a flange projecting normally from one side thereof and a portion offset from the other side thereof, said flange terminating in an angularly extending lip, said fascia comprising a base portion terminating at one side in a groove in which said lip is disposed and at the other side in an angularly extending flange having a locking crimp therein, said locking crimp being disposed within a space between the offset portion of the sub-fascia and the end plate.

Claim 13

The assembly of claim 8 wherein each of said elongated members include a first longer wall and a second shorter wall, the first and second walls running generally parallel to each other and connected by a bridging section, each wall terminating in a free edge tab portion, said free edge tabs defining a space therebetween in which an edge of said roof panel is disposed and wherein the end plate is connected to the free end of the rafter by a rafter tie plate, said tie plate comprising a base interposed between the base of the sub-fascia and the end plate and a flange projecting normally from the base of the tie plate, said flange including a slot aligned with the slot in the bridging section of the rafter with a clip disposed within the aligned slots to connect the rafter to the end plate.

Claim 14

The assembly of claim 9 wherein the end plate comprises a first longer wall and a second shorter wall, the first and second walls running generally parallel to each other and connected by a bridging section, each wall terminating in a free edge tab portion, said free edge tabs defining a space therebetween in which an edge of said roof panel is disposed and wherein a soffit molding is connected to the end plate, said soffit molding comprising a base portion having a first lip slightly offset therefrom and having a second lip greatly offset therefrom, said base portion having a slot aligned with the slot in the bridging section of the end plate with a clip being disposed within the aligned slots to connect the soffit molding to the end plate.

Claim 15

A roof assembly for a building including a planar roof panel, a rafter having a free end, said rafter supporting said roof panel directly thereon and an elongated tie bar connected to the rafter adjacent its free end, said rafter being supPorted adjacent its free end on the upper end of a vertical wall stud and comprising a pair of elongated members, each of said members including a first longer wall and a second shorter wall, the first and second walls running generally parallel to each other and connected by a bridging section, each wall terminating in a free edge tab portion, said tabs defining a space therebetween in which the edge of said roof panel is disposed, said members being disposed adjacent each other with their long walls abutting and including openings therein through which rotating clamp means extend to hold said members together, said walls of said elongated members including aligned slots and wherein a rafter pin retainer is disposed within said aligned slots, said pin retainer including a mouth portion in which a portion of a rafter tie pin is inserted, said rafter tie pin extends through a hole in the tie bar adjacent to its end for connecting the tie bar to the rafter.

Claim 16

A roof assembly for a building including a planar roof panel, a rafter having a free end, said rafter supporting said roof panel directly thereon and an elongated tie bar connected to the rafter adjacent its free end, said rafter being supPorted adjacent its free end on the upper end of a vertical wall stud and comprising a pair of elongated members, each of said members including a first longer wall and a second shorter wall, the first and second walls running generally parallel to each other and connected by a bridging section, each wall terminating in a free edge tab portion, said tabs defining a space therebetween in which the edge of said roof panel is disposed, said members being disposed adjacent each other with their long walls abutting and including openings therein through which rotating clamp means extend to hold said members together, said walls of said elongated members including aligned slots and wherein a rafter pin retainer is disposed within said aligned slots, said pin retainer including a mouth portion in which a portion of a rafter tie pin is inserted, said rafter tie pin extends through a hole in the tie bar adjacent to its end for connecting the tie bar to the rafter.

Claim 17

The assembly of claim 11 wherein said pin retainer is generally U-shaped and includes a pair of arcuate lips defining said mouth portion.

Claim 18

The assembly of claim 11 wherein at least two roof panels are supported by said rafter, said panels being connected to one another at a common edge by a panel connection clip.

Claim 19

The assembly of claim 13 wherein said panel connection clip is a generally channel-like member having a base and a pair of normally projecting sidewalls, said sidewalls defining a space therebetween into which an edge of one panel is disposed, said base including two pair of ears bent out of the plane of the base and into the respective planes of the sidewalls, said ears defining a space therebetween into which an edge of another wall panel is disposed, and at least one pointed tag bent out of the plane of the base to extend normally therefrom and into the edge of one of said panels.