Tile Roof Mounting Systems
AssigneeSunrun South LLC
InventorGreg McPheeters
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Abstract
Tile roof mounting systems are disclosed for installing solar panels on a tile roof. The systems may include a base member that can be installed under a tile of the tile roof having two parallel tracks. A first track may include a channel for receiving an end of a tile hook; and the second track may be used to fasten the tile hook to the base member. The tile hook can include a latching region for latching onto the channel, a fastening region that can be fastened to the fastening track, and a supporting region used to support one or more components of a solar panel installation above the roof tiles.
Claims20
A mounting apparatus comprising:
- a base member having a latching track and a fastening track adjacent the latching track;
- and
- a hook couplable to the base member, the hook having a latching region configured to latch onto the latching track, a fastening region configured to fasten to the fastening track, and a supporting region extending from the fastening region, the supporting region being supportable by the base member when the hook couples to the base member.
A system comprising:
- a solar panel installation component;
- and
- a mounting device comprising:
- a first member having parallel tracks;
- and
- a second member having a latching section configured to latch onto a first one of the parallel tracks, a fastening section configured to fasten to a second one of the tracks, and a side section extending from the fastening section and couplable to the solar panel installation component.
A method of installing a mounting system to a surface, the mounting system having a base component and a hook component, the method comprising:
- coupling the base component to the surface, the base component having adjacent tracks;
- inserting an end of the hook component into a channel disposed in a first one of the adjacent tracks;
- positioning a portion of the hook component over a second one of the adjacent tracks;
- and
- fastening the portion of the hook component to the second one of the adjacent tracks.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.