Fastening assembly and method

A fastening system comprising:

• a metallic spring clip having a leaf spring-like shape, a hole in a central portion thereof, and a pair of opposing end portions each having a plurality of tooth portions projecting in opposite directions:
• a threaded bolt having a threaded shaft and an enlarged head portion;
• the threaded shaft adapted to engage within the hole in the spring clip, the enlarged head portion adapted to fit within a channel of a frame member, then rotated a predetermined degree, which captures the enlarged head portion within the channel while a user is grasping the threaded shaft portion and applying a force directed toward the channel to flatten the spring clip;
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• the spring clip operating to bias and hold the threaded shaft portion in an upright orientation perpendicular to the frame member when the user releases the force being applied to the threaded shaft.

A fastening system comprising:

• a spring clip having a leaf spring-like shape, a hole at a central portion thereof, and a pair of opposing end portions, the pair of opposing end portions each including folded over sections each having a pair of projecting tooth portions that project in opposite directions:
• a threaded bolt having a threaded shaft and an enlarged head portion;
• the threaded shaft adapted to engage within the hole in the spring clip, the enlarged head portion adapted to fit within a channel of a frame member, then rotated a predetermined degree that is less than ninety degrees, which captures the enlarged head portion within the channel while a user is grasping the threaded shaft portion and applying a force directed toward the channel;
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• the spring clip operating to bias and hold the threaded shaft portion in an upright orientation perpendicular to the frame member when the user releases the force being applied to the threaded shaft;
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• the projecting tooth portions each adapted to bite into a respective surface of the frame member and a metallic portion of a component associated with a photovoltaic panel being secured by the fastening assembly to the frame member.