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Title: Mobile home roof apparatus
Claims: The embodiments of the invention in which an exclusive property or privilege is claimed are defined as follows: 1. An added roof structure for use on a house trailer having an existing sheet-metal roof, comprising, in combination: a first plurality of vertically-extending support posts spaced apart from each other along a first side of said trailer and fixedly mounted against said side of said trailer; a second plurality of vertically-extending rigid support posts spaced apart from each other along a second side of said trailer and mounted against said second side of said trailer, each of said support posts extending from a level below said existing sheet-metal roof to a level above said existing sheet-metal roof; a first longitudinally-extending strip means fastened to and interconnecting the upper ends of said support posts of said first plurality; a second longitudinally-extending strip means fastened to and interconnecting the upper ends of said support posts of said second plurality; a plurality of rigid laterally-extending support bracket means each extending between and attached to said first and second longitudinally-extending strip means to prevent lateral relative movement between said first and second longitudinally-extending strip means; a third plurality of rigid support posts each affixed to and extending upwardly from a respective one of said laterally-extending support bracket means; third longitudinally-extending strip means affixed to an interconnecting said third plurality of support posts adjacent their upper ends; a first plurality of mutually-interlocking roof sheet means each supported by said third strip means and said first strip means; a second plurality of mutually-interlocking roof sheet means each supported by said third strip means and said second strip means; a first member fixed to and extending from one of said support posts of said third plurality adjacent an end of said trailer downwardly and laterally outwardly beyond one of said support posts of said first plurality adjacent said end of said trailer and being connected to said one of said support posts of said first plurality; a second member extending laterally across and affixed to said end of said trailer at a level below said existing roof; and a plurality of metal sheets each connected to said first and second members. 2. A removable added roof structure for use on a trailer having an existing roof, comprising, in combination: a first plurality of vertically-extending rigid support posts spaced apart from each other along a first side of said trailer and mounted against said first side of said trailer; a second plurality of vertically-extending rigid support posts spaced apart from each other along a second side of said trailer and mounted against said second side of said trailer, each of said support posts extending to a level above said existing roof; a first longitudinally-extending strip means fastened to and interconnecting the upper ends of said first plurality of support posts; a second longitudinally-extending strip means fastened to and interconnecting the upper ends of said second plurality of support posts; a plurality of laterally-extending support bracket means each extending between said first and second longitudinally-extending strip means; a third plurality of rigid support posts each affixed to and extending upwardly from a respective one of said laterally-extending support bracket means; third longitudinally-extending rigid strip means affixed to and interconnecting said third plurality of support posts adjacent their upper ends; a first plurality of roof sheet means each supported at one end by said third strip means, extending downwardly and laterally outwardly beyond said first strip means, and being supported by said first strip means; a second plurality of roof sheet means each supported at one end by said third strip means, extending downwardly and laterally outwardly beyond said second strip means and being supported by said second strip means; a first member fixed to and extending from one of said support posts of said third plurality adjacent an end of said trailer downwardly and laterally outwardly beyond one of said support posts of said first plurality adjacent said end of said trailer and being connected to said one of said support posts of said first plurality; a second member extending laterally across and affixed to said end of said trailer at a level below said existing roof; and a plurality of metal sheets each connected to said first and second members. 3. A structure according to claim 2 having metal sheet means situated above and covering said third strip means, one edge of said metal sheet means lying atop and being fastened to said first plurality of roof sheet means, and an opposite edge of said metal sheet means lying atop and being fastened to said second plurality of roof sheet means. 4. A structure according to claim 3 wherein said third strip means comprises a pair of strips fastened to said third plurality of support posts on mutually opposite sides of said support posts of said third plurality. 5. A structure according to claim 3 having fourth and fifth strip means fastened against and extending along said first and second sides, respectively, of said trailer at a level below said existing roof, said first plurality of support posts being fastened to said fourth strip means and said second plurality of support posts being fastened to said fifth strip means and wherein said roof sheet means of said first plurality comprise a plurality of metal sheets, each of said metal sheets including at least first and second stiffener ridges, the first stiffener ridge of one of said metal sheets being nested within a stiffener ridge of a second one of said metal sheets, and a stiffener ridge of a third one of said metal sheets being nested within said second stiffener ridge of said one of said metal sheets. 6. A structure according to claim 3 having a generally channel-shaped eavestrough means extending between and fastened to the ends of said roof sheet means of said first plurality, fourth strip means mounted against and extending along said first side of said trailer at a level below that of said existing roof; a plurality of laterally-extending soffit support bracket extending between said eavestrough means and said fourth strip means; and perforated sheet metal soffit means fastened to said soffit support brackets. 7. A structure according to claim 3 wherein said first strip means includes flange means, and said structure includes a plurality of attachment means for fastening said first strip means to the upper end of said first plurality of support posts, each of said attachment means comprising a bracket secured to a respective one of said support posts of said first plurality and having a pair of inwardly-extending flanges surrounding portions of said flange means of said first strip means. 8. A structure according to claim 3 wherein said first strip means comprises a plurality of lengths of metal channels arranged end-to-end substantially abutting each other, and a respective further channel nested within and extending between each adjacent pair of ends of said end-to-end channels. 9. A structure according to claim 3 wherein said first strip means comprises an elongated metal member having a generally channel-shaped cross-section including first and second leg portions of differing heights interconnected by a web portion, said leg portions extending vertically and said web portion sloping at substantially the same pitch as said roof sheet means of said first plurality. Other info: Inventors: Newman, Ernest L. Application Number: 565527 Filing Date: 1975-04-07 Publication_date: 1976-09-28 Assignee: Primary Class(es): 52/22 52/92.1 Other Classes: US Patent Ref:
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Primary Examiner: Faw, Jr., Price C. Assistant Examiner: Randolph, William Attorney: Stephens; Richard G. |
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