Panel mounting bracket for standing seam roof and related methods
OwnerKevin Stapletoninventor
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Abstract
A system is provided for mounting at least one solar panel on a roof having standing seams protruding outwardly therefrom. The system may include a plurality of panel mounting brackets each comprising first and second flanges laterally spaced apart to define a seam channel therebetween, with the seam channel for receiving a given standing seam therein when the first and second flanges are positioned on the roof straddling the given standing seam. Each panel mounting bracket may also include a vertical extension portion carried by the first and second flanges. The system may further include a plurality of clamps each configured to couple the vertical extension portion of a respective panel mounting bracket with the at least one solar panel.
Claims24
A system for mounting at least one solar panel on a roof having standing seams protruding outwardly therefrom, the system comprising:
- a plurality of panel mounting brackets each comprising
- first and second flanges laterally spaced apart to define a seam channel therebetween, the seam channel for receiving a given standing seam therein when the first and second flanges are positioned on the roof straddling the given standing seam, and
- a vertical extension portion carried by said first and second flanges;
- and
- a plurality of clamps each configured to couple said vertical extension portion of a respective panel mounting bracket with the at least one solar panel.
A panel mounting bracket for mounting at least one solar panel on a roof having standing seams protruding outwardly therefrom, the panel mounting bracket comprising:
- first and second flanges laterally spaced apart to define a seam channel therebetween, the seam channel for receiving a given standing seam therein when the first and second flanges are positioned on the roof straddling the given standing seam;
- and
- a vertical extension portion carried by said first and second flanges to be coupled with the at least one solar panel.
A method for mounting at least one solar panel on a roof having standing seams protruding outwardly therefrom, the method comprising:
- positioning a plurality of panel mounting brackets on the roof overlapping the standing seams, each panel mounting bracket comprising
- first and second flanges laterally spaced apart to define a seam channel therebetween, the seam channel for receiving a given standing seam therein when the first and second flanges are positioned on the roof straddling the given standing seam, and
- a vertical extension portion carried by the first and second flanges;
- and
- coupling the vertical extension portion of each panel mounting bracket with the at least one solar panel using a respective clamp.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.