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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 04, 2001
Filed:
Mar. 09, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
James C. Rubenacker, Lakeville, MA (US);
Assignee:
Sarnafil, Inc., Canton, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E04B 7/00 ; F16B 4/300 ; F16B 4/302 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E04B 7/00 ; F16B 4/300 ; F16B 4/302 ;
Abstract
An articulating plate assembly for retaining sheets of roofing material on a roof surface includes a plate defining (i) a generally hemispherically-shaped recess in a central portion of a first surface thereof, and (ii) an aperture disposed in the recess and extending through the plate, and a fastener having (i) a shank portion configured to pass through the aperture and to engage the roof surface, and (ii) a head portion having an underside of a curved configuration generally complementary to the recess.