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US 10,707,808 B2Granted
Solar module mounting and support system
AssigneePowerField Energy LLC
InventorsPaul Burdick, David Flory
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Abstract
An apparatus for mounting and supporting one or more solar modules are provided. The apparatus can include a front wall and a rear wall. The apparatus can further include a curved surface that joins the front wall and the rear wall to form a base of the apparatus. The base of the apparatus can have a curved bottom. Furthermore, the base of the apparatus can be configured to mount and support the one or more solar modules. Related methods are also provided.
Claims20
An apparatus for mounting and supporting one or more solar modules, the apparatus comprising:
- a front wall;
- a rear wall disposed across from the front wall;
- a base formed from a surface joining the front wall and the rear wall of the apparatus, the base of the apparatus comprising a hollow cavity with an open top and enclosed sides;
- a support rim along a top perimeter of the base, the support rim including a rear flange along the rear wall, and the support rim further including a front flange along the front wall;
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- an attachment mechanism for securing the one or more solar modules to the top perimeter of the base, the attachment mechanism including a top clip engaged with the rear flange and a bottom clip engaged with the front flange, the top clip and the bottom clip each having a channel for slidably receiving the one or more solar modules, and each channel being substantially parallel to the support rim in order to orient the one or more solar modules substantially parallel to the open top of the base.
3 more elements
A method of installing one or more solar modules, comprising:
- securing, to a first one of an apparatus, a first solar module, the first solar module being secured to a top perimeter of the apparatus by at least sliding the first solar module substantially parallel to an open top of a base of the apparatus to engage the first solar module with an attachment mechanism of the apparatus, the apparatus further comprising a front wall, a rear wall disposed across from the front wall, a surface joining the front wall and the rear wall to form the base of the apparatus, and a support rim along the top perimeter of the base, the base of the apparatus comprising a hollow cavity with the open top and enclosed sides, the support rim including a rear flange along the rear wall, the support rim further including a front flange along the front wall, the attachment mechanism including a top clip engaged with the rear flange and a bottom clip engaged with the front flange, the top clip and the bottom clip each having a channel for slidably receiving the first solar module, and each channel being substantially parallel to the support rim in order to orient the first solar module substantially parallel to the open top of the base.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.