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US 12,057,801 B1Granted
Devices and systems for mounting solar panels to metal roofs
AssigneeSunmodo Corporation
InventorsRoland Jasmin, Matthew Danning
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Abstract
Disclosed are standing seam clamps and solar panel racking systems that include the standing seam clamps. The standing seam clamps may include detents in the sides of their clamp bodies that allow a solar panel clamp to secure to the clamp body without threaded fasteners. The standing seam clamp includes structure to secure solar panel racking system without rails. The standing seam clamp may be optionally structured to secure both rail-less and rail-base solar panel racking systems.
Claims17
A device for securing a solar panel to a metal roof, comprising:
- a standing seam clamp including a clamp body and a pivot arm pivotally attached to the clamp body, the clamp body and the pivot arm forming outside surfaces of the standing seam clamp;
- the clamp body includes a threaded aperture extending through the clamp body and a clamp body end extending inward toward the pivot arm, the clamp body end includes a first aperture;
- the pivot arm includes a slot-shaped aperture extending upward and through the pivot arm and a pivot arm end extending inward toward the clamp body, the pivot arm end includes a second aperture;
- a threaded fastener that includes a fastener body that at least partially extends through the slot-shaped aperture and engages the threaded aperture to selectively pivot the pivot arm end with respect to the clamp body end;
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- a first bonding pin movable within the first aperture, a second bonding pin movable within the second aperture, and the first bonding pin faces the second bonding pin.
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A device for securing a solar panel to a metal roof, comprising:
- a standing seam clamp including a clamp body and a pivot arm, the clamp body and the pivot arm forming outside surfaces of the standing seam clamp;
- the pivot arm includes an upper pivot arm, a hinge pin extending lengthwise along the upper pivot arm, a slot-shaped aperture extending upward and through the pivot arm, and a pivot arm end extending inward toward the clamp body;
- the clamp body includes a threaded aperture extending through the clamp body, a clamp body end extending inward toward the pivot arm, an upper clamp body including a clamp body top and a hinge receiver extending lengthwise within the upper clamp body, the hinge receiver is sized and shaped to pivotally receive and captively hold the hinge pin;
- the clamp body top includes a slot extending lengthwise along the clamp body top;
- the upper clamp body includes a first upper side portion and a second upper side portion extending downward from the clamp body top;
- the first upper side portion includes a first detent located below the slot and the second upper side portion includes a second detent located below the slot;
- the clamp body includes a seam stop that extends inward from the clamp body toward the pivot arm, the seam stop is located below the threaded aperture and above the clamp body end;
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- a threaded fastener that includes a fastener body that at least partially extends through the slot-shaped aperture and engages the threaded aperture to selectively pivot the pivot arm end with respect to the clamp body end.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.