Clamp for securing a solar panel module
AssigneeUnirac, Inc.
InventorGary Norman
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Abstract
A clamp includes a mount, a connector, and a fastener. The mount has a slot and a channel. The connector attaches to the mount and is transitionable between a first position and a second position in which a solar panel module is securable to the mount. The connector has a post at least partially disposed in the channel and which traverses within the channel between the first position and the second position of the connector. The fastener is disposed at least partially in the slot for attaching the connector to the mount. The fastener tightens to secure the solar panel module to the mount.
Claims9
A clamp for a solar panel module, the clamp comprising:
- a mount including:
- a base defining a slot and a channel,
- a first flange extending from the base,
- a second flange extending from the base, and
- a third flange extending from the base;
- a connector that transitions between a first position in which the solar panel module is insertable onto the mount, and a second position in which the solar panel module is clamped to the mount, the connector including:
- a first end,
- a second end opposite the first end, wherein:
- in the first position of the connector, the second end is spaced apart from the third flange by a first distance, and
- in the second position of the connector, the second end is spaced apart from the third flange by a second distance that is less than the first distance, and
- a pin located between the first end and the second end, the pin disposed at least partially through the channel;
- and
- a fastener disposed at least partially through the slot to attach the connector to the mount.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.