Anchor for roof mounted equipment

Claim 1

Anchoring apparatus for securing an object to a relatively thin support having an outer surface and an inner surface, the inner surface being held by a beam, the support having therein a hole adjacent the beam, the beam having a back side and first and second opposed sides, said anchoring apparatus comprising in combination: a. connecting means for connecting said anchoring apparatus to the object to hold the object against the support; b. a first elongated section having a first end connected to said connecting means for extending through said hole and transmitting a force pulling said connecting means toward the support, said first elongated section extending along a first side of the beam; and said first elongated section also having a second end; said first elongated section being substantially straight; c. a second elongated section having a first end connected to the second end of said first elongated section for engaging a back side of said beam, said second elongated section extending approximately perpendicularly to said first elongated section; said second elongated section also having a second end; said second elongated section being substantially straight; said first and second elongated sections lying in a first plane; and d. a third elongated section having a first end connected to the second end of said second elongated section for extending beyond another side of the beam and toward the inner surface of the support to prevent said second elongated section from slipping off of the back side of the beam as a result of said force, said third elongated section being substantially straight and being inclined with respect to said first plane by a first angle, the first angle being selected so that said third, second and first elongated sections, respectively, can be sequentially passed through said hold from the outer surface of said support.