Claims
- 1. In a skylight for covering an opening in a building having a rigid curb frame with means associated therewith for supporting a cover means, means for securing the curb frame to the building, and a flexible flashing flange extending from the base of the curb frame and disposed about the periphery of the curb frame, said flashing flange having a plurality of elongated spaced upstanding ribs that form flow diverters extending peripherally about the curb frame, said curb frame having a base slot for receiving said means for securing the curb frame, and sealing rib means within said base slot for sealing with said means for securing.
- 2. In a skylight as set forth in claim 1 wherein said flexible flashing flange is co-extruded with said curb frame with the flexible flashing flange being of a more flexible material in comparison with the rigid curb frame.
- 3. In a skylight as set forth in claim 1 wherein the co-extruded flexible flashing flange is wider than the curb frame.
- 4. In a skylight as set forth in claim 1 including a second curb frame and associated flexible flashing flange in which said flashing flanges are adapted to overlap and be secured together.
- 5. In a skylight as set forth in claim 1 wherein the width of said flashing flange is on the order of 6 inches and the ribs are spaced on the order of 1/8 inch apart.
- 6. In a skylight as set forth in claim 1 in combination with shingle means over the flashing flange, said shingle means adapted to be secured to the building but only outside of the flashing flange.
- 7. In a skylight as set forth in claim 1 further including a glazing gasket on the curb frame, wherein said glazing gasket and flexible flashing flange are both co-extruded with the rigid curb frame.
- 8. In a skylight as set forth in claim 1 wherein each rib is of hook-shape.
- 9. In a skylight as set forth in claim 1 wherein said curb frame has a bottom leg including an outer extension forming a means for securing the curb frame to the building.
- 10. In a skylight as set forth in claim 1 wherein said plurality of elongated spaced upstanding ribs are provided in separate sets with each set comprising a plurality of ribs and with the spacing between sets being greater than the inter-rib spacing in a set.
- 11. In a skylight as set forth in claim 10 wherein the spacing between sets of ribs is on the order of the width of each set.
- 12. In a skylight as set forth in claim 1 wherein said cover means comprises a pair of domes each with peripheral flanges and gasket means between said dome flanges.
- 13. In a skylight as set forth in claim 12 wherein said gasket has a turned end adapted to be received by the flange of one of said domes.
- 14. In a skylight as set forth in claim 12 wherein said gasket is integrally supported from said curb frame adjacent a top wall thereof.
- 15. In a skylight as set forth in claim 1 wherein said curb frame has a pair of oppositely-disposed base slots each adapted to receive means for securing the curb frame.
- 16. In a skylight as set forth in claim 15 wherein said means for securing the curb frame to the building further comprises clip means of L-shaped cross-section in a depth to fit in the inner slot of the curb frame for securing the curb frame in place.
- 17. In a skylight as set forth in claim 16 wherein said clip has one leg adapted to be received by the slot in the second leg that has a hole for receiving a nail or the like fastener.
- 18. In a skylight as set forth in claim 1 wherein said means for securing the curb frame to the building comprises clip means.
- 19. In a skylight as set forth in claim 18 wherein said sealing rib means includes a group of ribs extending across said slot for engagement with said clip means.
- 20. In a skylight as set forth in claim 18 wherein said clip means comprises one end that is adapted to be received by said slot and a second end that has a hole for receiving a nail or the like fastener.
- 21. In a skylight as set forth in claim 20 wherein one end of said flange is supported at said curb frame base but disposed over said curb frame base slot.
- 22. A skylight array comprising a plurality of skylights each including a rigid curb frame with means associated therewith for supporting a cover means, means for securing each curb frame to a building and a flexible flashing flange extending from the base of each curb frame and disposed about the periphery thereof, said flexible flashing flange of adjacent curb frames being provided in an overlapping arrangement and glue or cement means between said overlapping flanges for providing a seal therebetween, common means for retaining adjacent curb frames, said common means comprises a hold down clip adapted to have its ends engage in facing base slots in adjacent curb frames.
- 23. A skylight array as set forth in claim 22 wherein the sealing of the flanges is by means of a PVC cement.
- 24. A skylight array as set forth in claim 22 wherein said facing slots each include sealing ribs extending therein for engagement with the common support means ends.
- 25. A skylight array as set forth in claim 24 including fastening means for the hold down clip.
- 26. A skylight array comprising a plurality of skylights each having a rigid curb frame with means associated therewith for supporting a cover means, means for securing a curb frame to a building, each said curb frame having a base and means defining a slot with the slots of adjacent curb frames being in facing relation, in combination with a common hold down means for engaging curb frame slots to retain adjacent curb frames in position, said hold down means comprises a clipped having stepped ends adapted to engage in the curb frame slots and having means for securing the hold down means to the building.
- 27. A skylight array as set forth in claim 26 wherein each of the slots has sealing ribs therein for engagement with the clip ends.
- 28. In a skylight array for covering an opening in a building in which the array comprises a plurality of skylights, each having a rigid curb frame, a method of securing the curb frames in spaced relationship comprising the steps of, providing facing slots in each of the curb frames, providing a securing clip, inserting the ends of the securing clip in the adjacent facing slots and securing the securing clip itself to the building at an intermediate position thereof.
RELATED APPLICATION
This is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 839,419 filed Mar. 14, 1986 now U.S. Pat. No. 4,703,539 issued Nov. 3, 1987 which in turn is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 749,947 filed June 27, 1985 now U.S. Pat. No. 4,589,238 issued May 20, 1986.
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Continuation in Parts (2)
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