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An insulated roof includes a deck which acts as a diaphragm and a plurality of interlocked roof panels which carry vertical loads. A layer of insulation is also included, as are bearing plates.

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A building roof comprising: a corrugated roof deck securely mounted on structural elements of a building; a layer of rigid insulation on said roof deck layer; a plurality of roof panels on said insulation and joined together by a joint which does not penetrate said roof panels; a clip unit which inc

A building roof comprising: a corrugated roof deck securely mounted on structural elements of a building; a layer of rigid insulation on said roof deck layer; a plurality of roof panels on said insulation and joined together by a joint which does not penetrate said roof panels; a clip unit which includes a body, a bottom plate and a hook means joined to said roof panel joint, said hook means being movably connected to said body so that said joined roof panels are movably connected to said clip unit; a bearing plate located between said clip unit bottom and the top of said insulation, said bearing plate having a surface area greater than the surface area of said clip unit bottom plate to distribute any force generated by said clip unit on said insulation over an area which is large compared to said clip unit bottom plate to protect said insulation from damage thereto caused by said clip unit; fastening means securely connecting said clip unit, said bearing plate, said insulation and said roof deck to a building structural element so that said joined roof panels are movably mounted on the building structural element, said bearing plate permitting secure fastening of said clip units, said insulation and said roof deck to said structural elements without endangering said insulation; said roof deck accommodating horizontally directed loading on a building and said movably mounted roof panels accommodating expansion and/or contraction of said joined rood panels, by reason of said insulation being securely positioned on top of said roof deck said roof deck horizontal load accommodating capability is increased by said insulation and roof panels over such capability of a roof deck alone.