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The present invention relates to a modular screening assembly for a piece of equipment on the roof of a building. The assembly includes two perpendicular sets of channels that are rigidly secured to and cantilevered from a base of the equipment. Each channel set has one or two sets of common ends. A

The present invention relates to a modular screening assembly for a piece of equipment on the roof of a building. The assembly includes two perpendicular sets of channels that are rigidly secured to and cantilevered from a base of the equipment. Each channel set has one or two sets of common ends. A vertically oriented framework formed by a number of frame sections is secured to the common ends. Each frame section is secured to one set of common ends and spaced a uniform distance from the equipment. Each frame section is formed by one or more like-shaped frame segments. Each frame segment holds one like-shaped panel. Two or more modular screening assemblies can be combined to form an integrated screening assembly around several pieces of equipment. Two or more tiers of framework and panels can be stacked vertically to attain a desired screening height.

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1. A modular roof equipment screening assembly for screening a piece of equipment on a roof of a building, the equipment having an equipment base and an equipment housing, the roof having an equipment curb adapted to supportably engage the equipment base, the equipment base having opposed sets of lo

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A modular roof equipment screening assembly for screening a piece of equipment on a roof of a building, the equipment having an equipment base and an equipment housing, the roof having an equipment curb adapted to supportably engage the equipment base, the equipment base having opposed sets of longitudinal and lateral sides, the equipment curb having corresponding opposed longitudinal and lateral sides, and the equipment housing having opposed longitudinal and lateral housing faces, the housing faces extending substantially vertically from the base and forming a perimeter of the equipment, said modular roof equipment screening assembly comprising:a cantilevered, multi-directional support assembly rigidly secured to one of either the equipment base and the equipment curb, said support assembly including first and second sets of mounting channels, each of said channels having a mid section and opposed ends, said mid section of each of said channels being rigidly secured to one of either the equipment base and the equipment curb, said channels in said first set being directly secured to the opposed longitudinal sides of one of either the equipment base and the equipment curb, and said channels in said second set being directly secured to one of either said first set of channels and the opposed lateral sides of one of either the equipment base and the equipment curb, each of said sets of said channels having at least one set of common ends, said set of common ends of said first set of channels extending a predetermined distance beyond a first lateral housing face, and said set of common ends of said second set of channels extending a predetermined distance beyond a first longitudinal housing face;a framework having a lower portion secured to and supported by said support assembly, said framework being secured to and extending substantially vertically upwardly from said channel ends and extending around a plurality of the housing faces, said framework including at least one longitudinal section aligned substantially parallel to one of said longitudinal housing faces, and at least one lateral section aligned substantially parallel to one of said lateral housing faces, said framework being formed by a plurality of like-shaped frame segments having a predetermined segment length dimension, each frame section including at least one frame segment, each frame section being secured to one of said sets of common ends of said support assembly, and each of said sections being spaced a substantially constant distance from its respective first housing face to provide a substantially constant working space between that said section and its respective first housing face; and,a plurality of like-shaped panels, each of said like-shaped panels being substantially vertically aligned and supported by one of said like-shaped frame segments. 2. The modular roof equipment screening assembly of claim 1, and wherein each of said sets of said channels has a second opposed set of common ends, said second opposed set of common ends of said first set of channels extending a predetermined distance beyond a second opposed lateral housing face, and said second opposed set of common ends of said second opposed set of channels extending a predetermined distance beyond a second opposed longitudinal housing face; and,wherein said framework is secured to each of said sets of common ends, said framework including a second opposed longitudinal section aligned substantially planar to the second opposed longitudinal housing face, and a second opposed lateral section aligned substantially planar to the second opposed lateral housing faces, and each section of said frame being secured to one of said sets of common ends of said support assembly. 3. The modular roof equipment screening assembly of claim 2, and wherein said substantially constant distances of said sections from the housing faces are different for at least two of said sections. 4. The modular roof equipmen t screening assembly of claim 2, and wherein said framework and panels extend around the entire perimeter of the equipment. 5. The modular roof equipment screening assembly of claim 2, and wherein each like-shaped frame segment has a like-shaped lower frame member, a pair of opposed upwardly extending posts, and a like-shaped upper frame member. 6. The modular roof equipment screening assembly of claim 5, and wherein adjacent frame segments share a common post. 7. The modular roof equipment screening assembly of claim 6, and wherein at least one of said sections of said framework is formed by at least two adjacent substantially planar like-shaped frame segments. 8. The modular roof equipment screening assembly of claim 2, and wherein the opposed longitudinal sides of the equipment base are substantially parallel to each other, the opposed longitudinal sides of the equipment curb and the opposed longitudinal housing faces, and the opposed lateral sides of the equipment base are substantially parallel to each other, the opposed lateral sides of the equipment curb and the opposed lateral housing faces, and each of said channels in said first set of channels has a first substantially equal length dimension, and each of said channels in said second set of channels has a second substantially equal length dimension. 9. The modular roof equipment screening assembly of claim 8, and wherein the equipment has predetermined length and width dimensions and a substantially rectangular shape. 10. The modular roof equipment screening assembly of claim 8, and wherein each of said channels has a length dimension substantially equal to a multiple of said predetermined segment length dimension. 11. The modular roof equipment screening assembly of claim 8, and wherein each of said channels is substantially linear in shape. 12. The modular roof equipment screening assembly of claim 11, and wherein each of said channels in said first set has a substantially parallel alignment with said other channel in said first set, and each of said channels in said second set has a substantially parallel alignment with said other channel in said second set. 13. The modular roof equipment screening assembly of claim 12, and wherein each of said channels in said first set have a substantially planar alignment with each of said channels in said second set. 14. The modular roof equipment screening assembly of claim 12, and wherein each section of said framework includes a bottom rail, and said lower portion of said framework is formed by said bottom rails. 15. The modular roof equipment screening assembly of claim 12, and wherein each of said bottom rails is formed by a plurality of like-shaped lower frame members. 16. The modular roof equipment screening assembly of claim 5, and wherein said lower frame members in each section form a bottom rail, said upper frame members in each section form a top rail, and said bottom rail, top rail and posts in each section form a truss. 17. The modular roof equipment screening assembly of claim 5, and wherein said framework has first and second tiers, said first tier being formed by said sections secured to said sets of common ends of said support assembly, each of said sections in said first tier having a bottom rail formed by said lower frame members and an upper rail formed by said upper frame members, said second tier being formed by additional sections having a bottom rail formed by additional lower frame members and an upper rail formed by additional upper frame members, each of said sections in said upper tier being stacked directly atop and in substantially planar alignment with its corresponding section in said first tier, said lower rail of each of said sections in said second tier being rigidly secured to said upper rail of its said corresponding section in said first tier. 18. A roof equipment screening assembly for integrally screening at least a first and a second piece of equipment on a roof of a building, each of the pieces of equipment having an equipment base and an equipment housing, the roof having a first and second equipment curbs, each curb being adapted to supportably engage the equipment bases of one of the pieces of equipment, each of the equipment bases having opposed longitudinal and lateral sides, each of the equipment curbs having corresponding opposed longitudinal and lateral sides, and each of the equipment housings having opposed longitudinal and lateral housing faces, said roof equipment screening assembly comprising:a first cantilevered, multi-directional support assembly rigidly secured to one of either the equipment base and the equipment curb of the first piece of equipment, said support assembly including first and second sets of mounting channels, each of said channels having a mid section and opposed ends, said mid section of each of said channels being rigidly secured to one of either the equipment base and the equipment curb of the first piece of equipment, said channels in said first set being directly secured to the opposed longitudinal sides of one of either the equipment base and the equipment curb of the first piece of equipment, and said channels in said second set being directly secured to one of either said first set of channels and the opposed lateral sides of one of either the equipment base and the equipment curb of the first piece of equipment, each of said sets of said channels having at least one set of common ends, said set of common ends of said first set of channels extending a predetermined distance beyond a first lateral housing face of the first piece of equipment, and said set of common ends of said second set of channels extending a predetermined distance beyond a first longitudinal housing face of the first piece of equipment;a second cantilevered, multi-directional support assembly rigidly secured to one of either the equipment base and the equipment curb of the second piece of equipment, said support assembly including third and fourth sets of mounting channels, each of said channels having a mid section and opposed ends, said mid section of each of said channels being rigidly secured to one of the sides of one of either the equipment base and the equipment curb of the second piece of equipment, said channels in said third set being secured to the opposed longitudinal sides of one of either the equipment base and the equipment curb of the second piece of equipment, and said channels in said fourth set being secured to the opposed lateral sides of one of either the equipment base and the equipment curb of the second piece of equipment, each of said third and fourth sets of said channels having at least one set of common ends, said set of common ends of said third set of channels extending a predetermined distance beyond a second lateral housing face of the second piece of equipment, and said set of common ends of said fourth set of channels extending a predetermined distance beyond a second longitudinal housing face of the second piece of equipment;a unitary framework having a lower portion secured to and supported by said support assemblies, said framework being secured to and extending upwardly from said channel ends of said support assemblies, said framework including at least one longitudinal section aligned with one of said longitudinal housing faces, and at least one lateral section aligned with one of said lateral housing faces, each frame section being joined to one of said sets of common ends of one of said support assemblies, and one section of said framework secured to one of said sets of common ends of said first support assembly joining one section of said framework secured to one set of common ends said second support assembly. 19. The roof equipment screening assembly of claim 18, and further including a plurality of panels, each of said panels being supported by said framework. 20. The roof equipment screening assembly of claim 19, and wherein said framework includes a plurality of like-shaped frame segments having a predetermined segment length dimension, each frame section including at least one frame segment, and each of said panels is a like-shaped panel. 21. The roof equipment screening assembly of claim 19, and wherein each of the housing faces extends substantially vertically from the base of one of either the first and second pieces of equipment and said framework extending substantially vertically upward from said support assemblies. 22. The roof equipment screening assembly of claim 21, and wherein each of said sections of said framework is substantially parallel to and spaced a substantially constant distance from one of said housing face of its said piece of equipment to provide a substantially constant working space between each of said sections and its respective housing face.