Mounting device for nail strip panels

A mounting device selectively securable to a standing seam of a building surface, comprising:

• a one-piece mounting body comprising:
• an upper surface comprising a first flat section;
• a first leg;
• a second leg spaced from the first leg in a lateral dimension;
• a slot defined by a first slot sidewall of the first leg, a second slot sidewall of the second leg, and a slot base that extends between the first and second slot sidewalls, wherein the first slot sidewall comprises a first nose that extends in a direction in which the second slot sidewall is spaced from the first slot sidewall, wherein the first slot sidewall has a sidewall surface which extends between the slot base and the first nose, wherein the sidewall surface includes no protrusions that extend into the slot from the sidewall surface, wherein the sidewall surface is operable to engage at least a portion of the standing seam when the mounting device is selectively secured to the standing seam, wherein at least a portion of a planar section of the first slot sidewall between the slot base and the first nose extends from the slot base in a direction that is away from the second slot sidewall, wherein at least a portion of the second slot sidewall is oriented approximately orthogonal to a reference plane that contains the first flat section of the upper surface, and wherein the first leg has a minimum thickness measured in the lateral dimension and a maximum thickness measured in the lateral dimension, the minimum thickness and the maximum thickness measured between the first nose and the slot base, the minimum thickness being less than the maximum thickness;
• a bore extending through the second leg to the slot, wherein a first portion of the first slot sidewall and a second portion of a second slot sidewall from the slot base to a central axis of the bore are asymmetrical relative to a reference plane through a first end of the one-piece mounting body and a second end of the one-piece mounting body;
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• a threaded aperture that extends through the upper surface toward the slot base;
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• a mounting fastener extendable into the threaded aperture and into the mounting body.

A single-piece mounting body selectively engageable to a standing seam of a panel assembly, comprising:

• a solid upper portion including an upper surface;
• a first leg extending from the solid upper portion;
• a second leg extending from the solid upper portion and spaced from the first leg in a lateral dimension;
• a slot between the first and second legs, the slot being configured to receive at least part of the standing seam and defined by a first slot sidewall of the first leg, a second slot sidewall of the second leg, and a slot base of the solid upper portion extending between the first and second slot sidewalls, wherein the first slot sidewall comprises a slanted portion disposed other than in parallel relation to the second slot sidewall, wherein the second slot sidewall is a fixed distance from the first slot sidewall and the second slot sidewall comprises a planar section, wherein the first leg comprises a minimum thickness measured in the lateral dimension, and wherein the second leg comprises a maximum thickness measured in the lateral dimension through the planar section of the second slot sidewall, the maximum thickness being greater than the minimum thickness;
• a bore extending through the second leg and the second slot sidewall to the slot, wherein a first portion of the first slot sidewall and a second portion of a second slot sidewall positioned from the slot base to a central axis of the bore are asymmetrical relative to a plane through a first end of the mounting body and a second end of the mounting body;
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• a second bore that extends through the upper surface into the solid upper portion and toward the slot base,
• wherein the upper portion is solid between the upper surface and the slot base.