A protective covering helps to prevent fastener leaks from roof installed fasteners, which are used to mount roofing systems, such as a solar panel installation system, to roofs with a mounting bracket attached to the roof. The protective covering is a portion of flat, malleable waterproof material
A protective covering helps to prevent fastener leaks from roof installed fasteners, which are used to mount roofing systems, such as a solar panel installation system, to roofs with a mounting bracket attached to the roof. The protective covering is a portion of flat, malleable waterproof material molded to form a cover, forming a rounded or peaked triangular-shaped structure when viewed from the side. The triangular shaped structure includes a base and a hypotenuse portion where the line of the roof acts as a side which is covered by at least the hypotenuse portion. The hypotenuse portion meets the roof at an angle. The covering is adapted for insertion under portions of a roof shingle, and extends back in a slight rise (downwardly with respect to the root) to cover the fastener and L-shaped bracket, which the fastener fastens to the roof.
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1. A protective covering for, and in combination with, a roof-mounted system that is attached with a mounting bracket attached to a sloping roof using fasteners, comprising: a fastening member penetrating a shingle and underlining structure of said roof for attaching said mounting bracket to said ro
1. A protective covering for, and in combination with, a roof-mounted system that is attached with a mounting bracket attached to a sloping roof using fasteners, comprising: a fastening member penetrating a shingle and underlining structure of said roof for attaching said mounting bracket to said roof;said roof-mounted system supported and spaced from said roof by a mounting member connected to said mounting bracket and said roof-mounted system;a portion of at least one shingle being cut away to accommodate said mounting bracket mounted on said roof;a protective cover for enclosing said fastening member and at least a portion of said mounting bracket for preventing fastening leaks of water through said roof;said protective cover comprising malleable waterproof material molded to form a curved top surface extending from a flashing flange base of said protective cover to a distal end of said protective cover and having curved side walls, said curved top surface having an open end forming an open archway having a curved vertical edge extending from said flashing flange base and spanning over said open end, said curved top surface extending lengthwise in a horizontal axis away from said open archway and converging to an opposite curved tapered end;said flashing flange base of said protective cover extending under a distal end of another shingle, said curved top surface extending out from said flashing flange base in a slight rise, downwardly with respect to the roof to form said curved side walls, said distal end of said protective cover covering the fastener and said portion of said mounting bracket. 2. The combination of claim 1 in which said mounting bracket is L-shaped, with said fastener extending through one leg of said mounting bracket into an underlying roof structure of said roof. 3. The combination of claim 2 in which said roof mounted system comprises a photovoltaic PV racking system. 4. The combination of claim 2 in which said curved top surface has front, rear, and side edges, said curved top surface being a half cone converging to a pair of tapered side walls extending down from an axial apex from the rear edge of said curved top surface with an apex of each side wall at said rear edge of said curved top surface, and said flashing flange base having a pair of flanges extending out from bottom edges of said tapered side walls; the rear edge of said curved top surface resting on a top surface of said shingle adjacent an edge of a second, uphill shingle overlapping a rear, upper portion of said shingle whereby said curved top surface slopes downwardly and away from an upper surface of said shingle;said curved top surface of said protective cover extending over a first leg of said mounting bracket covering said fastener and preventing water seepage on and about said fastener; anda mounting bar attached to and extending out from a second leg of said mounting bracket past a leading edge of said curved top surface for supporting a solar panel. 5. The combination of claim 1 in which said protected cover has a flap extending down from a distal edge of said protective cover forming a drip edge for providing further shielding of said fastener. 6. The combination of claim 1 in which said curved top surface comprises front, rear, and side edges, said curved top surface extending lengthwise in a horizontal axis away from said open archway of said protective cover forming a curved hollow half cylinder of circular or oval crossection, said opposite curved tapered end of said curved hollow half cylinder tapered with a closed domed portion opposite to said open archway of said protective cover, said closed domed portion being truncated by a plane parallel to the cylinder axis and a pair of flanges extending out from bottom edges of said curved hollow half cylinder. 7. The combination of claim 1 in which said curved top surface comprises front, rear, and side edges, said curved top surface of said protective cover forming a curved hollow tapered half cone of decreasing round crossection to a converging opposite curved end, as truncated by a plane angled to the horizontal axis and piercing the open end at a median. 8. The combination of claim 1 having sealant on a distal end of said shingle. 9. The combination of claim 1 in which multiple mounting brackets are mounted on more than one shingle to support said roof-mounted system. 10. The combination of claim 1 in which said fastener is a lag bolt. 11. The combination of claim 1 in which said protective cover is of one piece construction. 12. The combination of claim 1 in which said roof-mounted system comprising a solar panel.
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