Support Member For Mounting Photovoltaic Modules

A support member for supporting one or more photovoltaic modules on a support surface, said support member comprising:

• a body portion, said body portion including a ballast receiving portion for accommodating one or more ballasts, said body portion further including a first support portion and a second support portion, said first support portion being spaced apart from said second support portion by said ballast receiving portion;
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• at least one clamp subassembly, said at least one clamp subassembly coupled to one of said first support portion and said second support portion, said at least one clamp subassembly configured to be coupled to one or more photovoltaic modules.

A support member for supporting one or more photovoltaic modules on a support surface, said support member comprising:

• a body portion having a base portion, a first support portion extending upwardly from said base portion, and a second support portion extending upwardly from said base portion, said base portion of said body portion including a ballast receiving recess for accommodating one or more ballasts, said first support portion having a first surface and said second support portion having a second surface, said first surface of said first support portion being disposed at a higher elevation relative to said support surface than said second surface of said second support portion;
• wherein said support member is configured to bridge a plurality of rows of photovoltaic modules, said first support portion being configured to support one or more photovoltaic modules in a first row of said plurality of rows of photovoltaic modules, and said second support portion being configured to support one or more photovoltaic modules in a second row of said plurality of rows of photovoltaic modules.