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US 2015/0101655 A1Published application
Apparatus and Method for Mounting a Photovoltaic Module
AssigneeUnirac, Inc.
InventorsNathan SCHUIT, Jason MAYFIELD
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Abstract
An apparatus for mounting a photovoltaic module is disclosed. The apparatus includes a clamp assembly, where the clamp assembly includes a clamp and a fastener engageable with the clamp. The clamp includes a sharp portion.
Claims23
An apparatus for mounting a photovoltaic module, comprising:
- a clamp assembly, wherein the clamp assembly includes:
- a clamp;
- and
- a fastener engageable with the clamp;
- wherein the clamp includes a sharp portion.
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A photovoltaic module assembly, comprising:
- a clamp assembly, wherein the clamp assembly includes:
- a clamp;
- and
- a fastener;
- wherein the clamp includes a first sharp portion and a second sharp portion;
- a rail, wherein the fastener extends through an aperture in the clamp and into a slot in the rail;
- and
- a first photovoltaic module and a second photovoltaic module, wherein the first photovoltaic module is adjacent to the second photovoltaic module;
- wherein the first and second photovoltaic modules are clamped between the clamp and the rail and wherein the first sharp portion of the clamp engages with the first photovoltaic module and the second sharp portion of the clamp engages with the second photovoltaic module.
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A method for grounding adjacent first and second photovoltaic modules that are disposed between a clamp and a rail, comprising the steps of:
- engaging a first sharp portion of the clamp with the first photovoltaic module wherein the first sharp portion pierces through a non-conductive coating of the first photovoltaic module and embeds into a conductive substrate of the first photovoltaic module;
- and
- engaging a second sharp portion of the clamp with the second photovoltaic module wherein the second sharp portion pierces through a non-conductive coating of the second photovoltaic module and embeds into a conductive substrate of the second photovoltaic module.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.