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US 2023/0128834 A1Published application
Fastening assembly for solar power systems and tools thereof
AssigneeNextracker LLC
InventorRicardo Delgado-Nanez
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to fastening assemblies for solar power systems including at least a strap, a buckle member, and a locking member.
Claims19
A fastening assembly for a solar power system comprising
- a locking member,
- a strap including an elongate body extending between a first end portion and an opposite second end portion,
- a buckle member having a locking cavity defined therein and a strap channel defined therethrough, the locking cavity in communication with the strap channel, the strap channel configured to receive a portion of the strap through the buckle member and the locking cavity including a tapered end portion configured to receive the locking member therein to lock the strap in a fixed position relative to the buckle member.
A hand-held strap tensioning tool comprising:
- a handle,
- a strap tensioning tool assembly operatively coupled to the handle, the strap tensioning tool assembly configured to perform one or more strap tensioning operations, and
- a power assembly operatively coupled to both the handle and the strap tensioning tool assembly.
A kit for a solar power system comprising:
- one or more fastening assemblies including a locking member, a strap, and a buckle member having a locking cavity defined therein and a strap channel defined therethrough, the locking cavity in communication with the strap channel, the strap channel configured to receive a portion of the strap through the buckle member and the locking cavity including a tapered end portion configured to receive the locking member therein to lock the strap in a fixed position relative to the buckle member, and,
- optionally, one or more of a hand-held tensioning tool, a solar module, or one or more support structures for the solar power system.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.