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US 12,590,602 B2Granted
Trim attachment assembly for mounting solar panel equipment
AssigneeUnirac, Inc.
InventorsSindhu Madhavi Gopalam, Sai Uppu, Nathan Schuit
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Abstract
A channel having a base portion, an open central region, and an integral pair of sidewalls. The integral pair of sidewalls having an upper portion of each sidewall that includes an inward-facing downturned internal flange and an outward-facing upturned external flange.
Claims19
A mounting system comprising:
- a structural channel including:
- a base portion,
- a first sidewall extending from the base portion,
- a second sidewall extending from the base portion,
- a first flange extending from the first sidewall, and
- a second flange extending from the second sidewall;
- a channel nut variably disposable along the structural channel, the channel nut including:
- a first flange to engage the first flange extending from the first sidewall, the first flange having an upwardly protruding first lip,
- a first wing that extends in parallel with the first lip such that a first groove is formed between the first lip and the first groove, the first groove being sized to accommodate the first flange of the structural channel slidingly therein,
- a second flange to engage the second flange extending from the second sidewall, the second flange having an upwardly protruding second lip,
- a second wing that extends in parallel with the second lip such that a second groove is formed between the second lip and the second groove, the second groove being sized to accommodate the second flange of the structural channel slidingly therein, and
- an aperture;
- a bracket including:
- an aperture, and
- one or more teeth;
- and
- a fastener disposable at least partially through the aperture of the bracket and the aperture of the channel nut, the fastener to secure the bracket to the structural channel.
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An assembly comprising:
- a mount including:
- a base portion,
- a first sidewall having:
- a first end disposed at the base portion, and
- a second end opposite the first end of the first sidewall,
- a second sidewall having:
- a first end disposed at the base portion, and
- a second end opposite the first end of the second sidewall,
- a first flange disposed at the second end of the first sidewall,
- a second flange disposed at the second end of the second sidewall, and
- a channel defined at least in part by the base portion, the first sidewall, the second sidewall, the first flange, and the second flange;
- a channel nut disposable along the mount and at least partially disposable within channel, the channel nut including:
- a first side,
- a second side opposite the first side,
- a first flange having a first lip disposed opposite a first wing extending along the first side forming a first groove,
- a second flange having a second lip disposed opposite a second wing extending along the second side forming a second groove, and
- an aperture disposed at least partially through the channel nut at a location between the first side and the second side;
- and
- a bracket configured to be secured with the channel nut to the mount during installation,
- wherein a first distance between the first lip and the first wing is a first clearance gap sized to accommodate a narrow portion of the first flange of the mount slidably within the first clearance gap, and
- wherein a second distance between the second lip and the second wing is a second clearance gap sized to accommodate a narrow portion of the second flange of the mount slidably within the second clearance gap.
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A roof mounting system comprising:
- a channel nut including:
- a first end,
- a second end opposite the first end,
- a first side,
- a second side opposite the first side,
- an aperture,
- a first upturned flange extending along the first side, between the first end and the second end,
- a second upturned flange extended along the second side, between the first end and the second end,
- a first wing extending along the first side, between the first end and the second end, and
- a second wing extending along the second side, between the first end and the second end;
- a structural channel including a channel in which the channel nut is at least partially disposable, the structural channel including:
- a first downturned flange to engage the first upturned flange, and
- a second downturned flange to engage the second upturned flange;
- a bracket including an aperture;
- and
- a fastener disposed at least partially through the aperture of the bracket and threadingly engaged with the aperture of the channel nut,
- wherein, when the channel nut is disposed within the channel of the structural channel, the first wing and the second wing rest on respective portions of the first downturned flange and the second downturned flange to maintain a position within the structural channel.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.