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US 2012/0234998 A1Published application
Module purlin clamp
OwnerPaul Anthony Tomasoinventor
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Abstract
The present invention is a solar module purlin clamp includes a bent bracket with a top and a bottom that matches and accommodates a width of a supporting purlin, a clamp portion that tightens the module purlin clamp to the supporting purlin and a bolt stack fastener that controls spacing between the bent bracket and the supporting purlin and an inverted L-shaped bracket that has a vertical side and a horizontal side with a pair of edges. The solar module purlin clamp is a purlin of a carport installation.
Claims20
A solar module purlin clamp, comprises:
- a bent bracket with a top and a bottom that matches and accommodates a width of a supporting purlin;
- a clamp portion that tightens said module purlin clamp to said supporting purlin;
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- a bolt stack fastener that controls spacing between said bent bracket and said supporting purlin;
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- an inverted L-shaped bracket that has a vertical side and a horizontal side with a pair of edges.
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