Photovoltaic panel mounting system

A photovoltaic panel mounting system comprising:

• a pair of spaced mounting rails each having a first end and a second end and comprising a bottom wall, a top plate and one or more side walls therebetween, wherein the bottom wall, top plate and one or more side walls define an interior and an exterior, wherein the top plate has a plurality of mounting holes;
• one or more fastener retaining devices located in the interior and aligned with the plurality of mounting holes in each of the rails;
• and
• a plurality of quick access fasteners, each quick access fastener removably secured to one of the rails through one of the plurality of mounting holes, each quick access fastener being securable and removable to one of the one or more fastener retaining devices with less than one revolution of the quick access fastener.

A photovoltaic panel mounting system comprising:

• a pair of spaced mounting rails each having a first end and a second end and comprising a bottom wall, a top plate and one or more side walls therebetween, wherein the bottom wall, top plate and one or more side walls define an interior and an exterior, wherein the top plate has a plurality of mounting holes;
• a passage extending between the first and second ends of each mounting rail, wherein the passage is in communication with the exterior through the plurality of mounting holes.
• a fastener retaining device comprising a rod located in the passage of each rail and extending between the first and second ends of the rail, wherein the rod is aligned with the plurality of mounting holes;
• and
• a plurality of quick access fasteners, each quick access fastener having a distal end and removably secured to one of the rails through one of the plurality of mounting holes, each quick access fastener being securable and removable to the rail with less than one revolution of the quick access fastener.