Mount for an optical structure and method of mounting the optical structure to the mount

A method for mounting a mount to an optical structure for attachment to an external system, the optical structure comprising at least two mirror panels secured in reflective relation to each other between upper and lower support members of the optical structure, and the upper and lower support members each having an outside surface, and the mount comprising a bracket element having top and bottom panels secured along a back panel, the method comprising:

• affixing at least three upper mounting pads to an inside surface of the top panel of the bracket element;
• affixing at least three lower mounting pads to an inside surface of the bottom panel of the bracket element;
• positioning the optical structure in place in the mount substantially between the upper and lower mounting pads;
• affixing the upper mounting pads to an outside surface of the upper support member of the optical structure;
• and
• affixing the lower mounting pads to an outside surface of the lower support member of the optical structure.

A method for mounting a mount to an optical structure so that a combined structure can be mounted to an external system, the optical structure comprising at least two mirror panels secured in reflective relation to each other between upper and lower support members of the optical structure, and the upper and lower support members each having an outside surface, and the mount comprising a bracket element having top and bottom panels secured along a back panel, the method comprising:

• affixing at least three upper mounting pads to an outside surface of the upper support member of the optical structure;
• affixing at least three lower mounting pads to an outside surface of the lower support member of the optical structure;
• positioning the optical structure in place in the bracket element substantially between the top and bottom panels;
• affixing the upper mounting pads to an inside surface of the top panel of the bracket element;
• and
• affixing the lower mounting pads to an inside surface of the bottom panel of the bracket element.

A method for mounting a mount to an optical structure for attachment to an external system, the optical structure comprising at least two mirror panels secured in reflective relation to each other between upper and lower support members of the optical structure, and the upper and lower support members each having an outside surface, and the mount comprising a bracket element having top and bottom panels secured along a back panel, the method comprising:

• positioning the optical structure in place in the bracket element substantially between the top and bottom panels;
• affixing at least three upper mounting pads to an outside surface of the upper support member of the optical structure, through at least three openings through the top panel of the bracket element;
• affixing at least three lower mounting pads to an outside surface of the lower support member of the optical structure, through at least three openings through the bottom panel of the bracket element;
• attaching covers into each of the at least three openings in the upper and lower panels of the bracket element;
• affixing the upper mounting pads to an inside surface of the corresponding covers of top panel of the bracket element;
• and
• affixing the lower mounting pads to an inside surface of the corresponding covers of the bottom panel of the bracket element.