Roofing panel

A roofing panel is provided with a deck having an upper surface that forms a plurality of tubing channels, tubing positioned within the tubing channels, and an upper roofing layer covering the deck, plate layer and tubing. The roofing layer may also have a photovoltaic array panel. The roofing panel...

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Main Authors BARSUN STEPHAN K, BOURNE RICHARD C
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 10.04.2008
Subjects
BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
BUILDING
ELECTRIC SOLID STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
ELECTRICITY
FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
GUTTERS
ROOF COVERINGS
ROOF-WORKING TOOLS
SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES
SKY-LIGHTS
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Summary:A roofing panel is provided with a deck having an upper surface that forms a plurality of tubing channels, tubing positioned within the tubing channels, and an upper roofing layer covering the deck, plate layer and tubing. The roofing layer may also have a photovoltaic array panel. The roofing panel may also have a plurality of truss braces, each truss brace being affixed to a lower surface of the deck. In some embodiments, the truss braces are positioned within one of a plurality of truss brace channels formed in a lower surface of the deck. The truss braces have a lower end that terminates in at least one projection extending from a bottom edge of the deck and an upper end forming an opening for slidingly receiving a lower end of a truss brace of an adjacent panel.
Bibliography:Application Number: US20070905960