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US 12,328,093 B2Granted
Fastening assembly for solar power systems and tools thereof
AssigneeNextracker LLC
InventorRicardo Delgado-Nanez
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to fastening assemblies for solar power systems including at least a strap, a buckle member, and a locking member.
Claims14
A fastening assembly for a solar power system comprising
- a locking member,
- a strap including an elongate body extending between a first end portion and an opposite second end portion,
- a buckle member having a locking cavity defined therein and a strap channel defined therethrough, the locking cavity in communication with the strap channel, the strap channel configured to receive a portion of the strap through the buckle member and the locking cavity including a tapered end portion configured to receive the locking member therein to lock the strap in a fixed position relative to the buckle member,
- wherein the buckle member further comprises an opening in communication with the locking cavity, the opening defined through the buckle member, and the opening configured to pass the locking member through the opening into or out of the buckle member,
- wherein the locking member comprises a first rod portion at a first end portion of the locking member and a second rod portion at a second end portion of the locking member, the second end portion being opposite the first end portion, and
- wherein the opening comprises a width defined along a bottom face of the buckle member, and wherein the width allows the first rod portion and the second rod portion to pass through the opening into or out of the buckle member.
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A fastening assembly for a solar power system comprising:
- a locking member,
- a strap including an elongate body extending between a first end portion and an opposite second end portion, and
- a buckle member having a locking cavity defined therein and a strap channel defined therethrough, the locking cavity in communication with the strap channel, the strap channel configured to receive a portion of the strap through the buckle member and the locking cavity including a tapered end portion configured to receive the locking member therein to lock the strap in a fixed position relative to the buckle member,
- wherein the buckle member further comprises an opening in communication with the locking cavity, the opening defined through the buckle member, and the opening configured to pass the locking member through the opening into or out of the buckle member,
- wherein the locking member comprises a first rod portion at a first end portion of the locking member and a second rod portion at a second end portion of the locking member, the second end portion being opposite the first end portion, and wherein the opening comprises a width defined along a bottom face of the buckle member, and wherein the opening comprises a rectangular cross-sectional geometry at the bottom face of the buckle member.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.