Solar panel mounting bracket and solar panel mounting system
AssigneeDaetwyler-Clean Energy LLC
InventorRichard Robert Farnham, JR.
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Abstract
A solar panel mounting bracket having a pipe clamp portion defining a channel between spaced legs configured to clamp around a supporting pipe, a flange clamp extending from the pipe clamp portion configured to clamp a flange of a solar panel to the bracket. A solar panel mounting system including a bracket having a pipe clamp portion defining a channel between spaced legs and a flange clamp extending from the pipe clamp portion, a solar panel having a flange on its frame, and a pipe positioned within the channel of the pipe clamp portion.
Claims18
A solar panel mounting bracket, comprising:
- a pipe clamp portion defining a channel between spaced legs configured to clamp around a supporting pipe;
- and
- a flange clamp extending from the pipe clamp portion configured to clamp a flange of a solar panel to the bracket.
A solar panel mounting bracket, comprising:
- a pipe clamp portion defining a channel between spaced legs having aligned openings therethrough for receiving a common fastener for urging the spaced legs together;
- and
- a flange clamp extending from the pipe clamp portion in a direction away from the channel and defining a thin slot between spaced legs, one of the legs of the flange clamp defining an opening therethrough for receiving a fastener for urging a captured flange of a solar panel in the direction of the other leg of the flange clamp.
A solar panel mounting system, comprising:
- a solar panel mounting bracket comprising:
- a pipe clamp portion defining a channel between spaced legs;
- and
- a flange clamp extending from the pipe clamp portion in a direction away from the channel and defining a thin slot between spaced legs, one of the legs of the flange clamp defining an opening therethrough for receiving a fastener for urging a captured flange of a solar panel in the direction of the other leg of the flange clamp;
- a solar panel comprising a frame having a flange positioned within the slot of the flange clamp;
- and
- a pipe positioned within the channel of the pipe clamp portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.