# US 2019/0169856 A1 · Mounting device for building surfaces having elongated mounting slot > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2019/0169856 A1 - Document ID: US20190169856A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 16/129,606 - Filed: 2018-09-12 - Published: 2019-06-06 - Earliest claimed: 2011-02-25 - Assignees: RMH Tech LLC - Inventors: Dustin M.M. Haddock; Robert M.M. Haddock - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20190169856A1 ## CPC - E04F 13/0842: {specially adapted for thin sheet-like materials, e.g. sheet-metal or plastics} - E04B 1/61: of slab-shaped building elements with each other - F24S 25/615: for fixing to protruding parts of buildings, e.g. to corrugations or to standing seams - F24S 25/636: clamping by screw-threaded elements - H02S 20/00: Supporting structures for PV modules - H02S 20/22: specially adapted for buildings - E04B 2001/389: {Brackets} - F24S 2025/6008: {by using toothed elements} - Y02B 10/10: Photovoltaic [PV] - Y02B 10/20: Solar thermal - Y02E 10/47: Mountings or tracking - Y02E 10/50: Photovoltaic [PV] energy - E04F: FINISHING WORK ON BUILDINGS, e.g. STAIRS, FLOORS (windows, doors E06B) - E04B: GENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS; WALLS, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; INSULATION OR OTHER PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS (border constructions of opening in walls, floors or ceilings E06B1/00; {electromagnetic shielding H05K9/0001}) - F24S: SOLAR HEAT COLLECTORS; SOLAR HEAT SYSTEMS (for producing mechanical power from solar energy F03G6/00) - H02S: GENERATION OF ELECTRIC POWER BY CONVERSION OF INFRARED RADIATION, VISIBLE LIGHT OR ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT, e.g. USING PHOTOVOLTAIC [PV] MODULES (obtaining electrical energy from radioactive sources G21H1/12; light sensitive inorganic semiconductor devices H10F; light sensitive organic semiconductor devices H10K30/00; thermoelectric devices H10N10/00; pyroelectric devices H10N15/00) - Y02B: CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO BUILDINGS, e.g. HOUSING, HOUSE APPLIANCES OR RELATED END-USER APPLICATIONS - Y02E: REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION ## Abstract A mounting device or bracket for paneled building surfaces is disclosed. The mounting bracket includes an upper wall in the form of a flat surface for supporting various types of attachments. An elongated mounting slot extends through the upper wall, and the mounting bracket includes an elongated nut receptacle that is positioned below this elongated mounting slot. With an attachment being positioned on the upper wall, an attachment fastener may be directed through the attachment, then through the elongated mounting slot, and then may be threadably engaged with a nut that is positioned within and movable along the nut receptacle in its elongated dimension. The elongated configuration of the mounting slot and nut receptacle provides adjustability for the position of the attachment fastener relative to the mounting bracket, including after the mounting bracket has already been installed on the building surface. ## Claims ### Claim at position 1 1-21. (canceled) ### Claim 22 A mounting device, comprising: a first end opposite a second end; a top surface opposite a bottom surface; a first side opposite a second side; a first slot in the bottom surface, the first slot extending from the first end to the second end; a second slot in the top surface, the second slot having a first width and a first length at least three times greater than the first width; a nut retention slot located between the first slot and the second slot and accessible from the second slot, the nut retention slot extending from the first end to the second end and having a second width greater than the first width; and a threaded hole extending from the first side to the first slot. ### Claim 23 (depends on 22) The mounting device of claim 22, further comprising: a nut positioned in the nut retention slot; and an attachment fastener extending through the second slot and threaded into the nut. ### Claim 24 (depends on 23) The mounting device of claim 23, wherein the nut and the attachment fastener are slidable along the first length. ### Claim 25 (depends on 23) The mounting device of claim 23, wherein the nut retention slot prevents the nut from rotating. ### Claim 26 (depends on 22) The mounting device of claim 22, further comprising a plurality of threaded holes extending from the first side to the first slot. ### Claim 27 (depends on 22) The mounting device of claim 22, further comprising a threaded fastener threaded into the threaded hole. ### Claim 28 (depends on 27) The mounting device of claim 27, wherein the threaded fastener comprises a blunt end. ### Claim 29 (depends on 22) The mounting device of claim 22, wherein the threaded hole is closer to the first end than the second end. ### Claim 30 (depends on 22) The mounting device of claim 22, wherein the first slot has a minimum width adjacent the bottom surface. ### Claim 31 A mounting device comprising: a first slot separating a first sidewall from a second sidewall; a second slot located above and parallel to the first slot, the second slot inaccessible from the first slot and having a second slot width; and a third slot located above and parallel to the second slot, the third slot accessible from the second slot and having a third slot width, the second slot width greater than the third slot width. ### Claim 32 (depends on 31) The mounting device of claim 31, further comprising: a nut positioned in the second slot; and an attachment fastener extending through the third slot and threaded into the nut. ### Claim 33 (depends on 32) The mounting device of claim 32, wherein the nut and the attachment fastener are slidable along a length of the third slot. ### Claim 34 (depends on 32) The mounting device of claim 32, wherein the second slot prevents the nut from rotating. ### Claim 35 (depends on 32) The mounting device of claim 32, wherein the attachment fastener also extends through a portion of an attachment. ### Claim 36 (depends on 35) The mounting device of claim 35, further comprising: a threaded hole extending through the first sidewall; and a threaded fastener threaded into the threaded hole. ### Claim 37 A mounting device comprising: a first end; a second end; a lower slot extending from the first end to the second end, the lower slot comprising a closed top and an open bottom; an upper slot extending along a length between the first end and the second end, the upper slot comprising an open top, an open bottom, and a width smaller than the length; and an intermediate slot extending from the first end to the second end, the intermediate slot comprising a closed bottom and being accessible via the open bottom of the upper slot; wherein the intermediate slot is wider than the upper slot. ### Claim 38 (depends on 37) The mounting device of claim 37, further comprising: a first side member; a second side member positioned across the lower slot from the first side member; a plurality of holes in the first side member; and a threaded fastener in each of the plurality of holes. ### Claim 39 (depends on 37) The mounting device of claim 37, further comprising: a nut positioned in the intermediate slot; and a bolt extending through the upper slot and threaded into the nut. ### Claim 40 (depends on 39) The mounting device of claim 39, wherein the nut and the bolt are slidable along the length of the upper slot. ### Claim 41 (depends on 39) The mounting device of claim 39, wherein the intermediate slot prevents the nut from rotating.