US 8,534,002 C1 (12,513th)
Pipe flashing apparatus and method
William Archie McDow, Jr., Tallassee, AL (US); and David Campbell McDow, Montgomery, AL (US)
Filed by William Archie McDow, Jr., Tallassee, AL (US); and David Campbell McDow, Montgomery, AL (US)
Assigned to GOLDEN RULE FASTENERS, INC., Tallassee, AL (US)
Reexamination Request No. 90/014,257, Feb. 4, 2019.
Reexamination Certificate for Patent 8,534,002, issued Sep. 17, 2013, Appl. No. 13/403,444, Feb. 23, 2012.
Application 90/014,257 is a continuation of application No. 12/604,933, filed on Oct. 23, 2009, granted, now 8,141,303.
Ex Parte Reexamination Certificate issued on Feb. 9, 2024.
Int. Cl. E04D 1/36 (2006.01); E04B 1/00 (2006.01); E04B 7/00 (2006.01); E04D 3/38 (2006.01); E04D 13/14 (2006.01); E04D 13/147 (2006.01)
CPC E04D 13/1476 (2013.01)
OG exemplary drawing
AS A RESULT OF REEXAMINATION, IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT:
Claims 1-21 are cancelled.
1. A roof flashing comprising:
a collar, the collar having a conical shape with an apex and a bottom edge;
a substantially cylindrical base, the base having a top edge and a bottom edge, the top edge of the base coupled to the bottom edge of the collar, the bottom edge of the base having a diameter larger than a diameter of the top edge of the base;
a foot coupled to the bottom edge of the base and extending outwardly from the bottom edge of the base; and
a longitudinal opening extending from the apex of the collar to an edge of the foot via the base,
wherein the longitudinal opening includes first, second, and third sections,
wherein the first section of the longitudinal opening traverses a portion of the collar from the apex to the bottom edge of the collar, the first section disposed at a first angle,
wherein the second section of the longitudinal opening traverses a portion of the base from the top edge of the base to the bottom edge of the base, the second section disposed at a second angle that is different than the first angle,
wherein the third section of the longitudinal opening traverses a portion of the foot from the bottom edge of the base to the edge of the foot, the third section disposed at a third angle that is different than the first and second angles,
wherein the longitudinal opening has first and second edges, and
wherein a width of the longitudinal opening increases when the first and second edges are pulled away from each other to enable the roof flashing to be installable around a pipe which is not capable of receiving the roof flashing over a top thereof.