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US 2024/0195347 A1Published application
Device and System for Mounting Solar Panels to Roofs and the Like
AssigneeSunmodo Corporation
InventorRoland Jasmin
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Abstract
A device and system for mounting a solar panel return flange to a rail. The device can include a clamp body and a clamping mechanism. With the clamp body receiving the solar panel return flange and the rail, the clamping mechanism can press the rail upward against the return flange and secure the solar panel to the rail.
Claims21
A device for securing a solar panel to a rail, comprising:
- a clamp body that includes a bottom, and a first side and a second side each extending upward from the bottom;
- a pair of slot-shaped openings that includes a first slot-shaped opening that is open on a first end and extends widthwise into the first side, and a second slot-shaped opening that is open on a second end and extends widthwise into the second side;
- a clamping mechanism at least partially positioned within the clamp body and positioned below the pair of slot shaped openings and above the bottom, the clamping mechanism includes a threaded fastener and a movable member made movable by the threaded fastener to selectively narrow a distance between a top portion of the clamping mechanism and the pair of slot-shaped openings;
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- the threaded fastener engages the movable member without the threaded fastener engaging the bottom or extending into the pair of slot-shaped openings.
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A device for securing a solar panel to a rail, comprising:
- a clamp body that includes a bottom, and a first side and a second side each extending upward from the bottom;
- a pair of slot-shaped openings that includes a first slot-shaped opening that is open on a first end and extends widthwise into the first side, and a second slot-shaped opening that is open on a second end and extends widthwise into the second side;
- a clamping mechanism at least partially positioned within the clamp body and positioned below the pair of slot shaped openings and above the bottom, the clamping mechanism includes a threaded fastener and a movable member made movable by the threaded fastener to selectively narrow a distance between a top portion of the clamping mechanism and the pair of slot-shaped openings;
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- the threaded fastener engages the movable member with the movable member and the threaded fastener extending into the pair of the slot-shaped openings and without the threaded fastener engaging the bottom.
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A device for securing a solar panel to a rail, comprising:
- a clamp body that includes a bottom, and a first side and a second side each extending upward from the bottom;
- a pair of slot-shaped openings that includes a first slot-shaped opening that is open on a first end and extends widthwise into the first side, and a second slot-shaped opening that is open on a second end and extends widthwise into the second side;
- a clamping mechanism at least partially positioned within the clamp body and positioned below the pair of slot shaped openings and above the bottom, the clamping mechanism includes a threaded fastener and a movable member made movable by the threaded fastener to selectively narrow a distance between a top portion of the clamping mechanism and the pair of slot-shaped openings;
- the clamping mechanism includes a stationary member secured to the clamp body, positioned between the first side and the second side, and positioned above the bottom;
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- a portion of the threaded fastener passes through the stationary member and engages the movable member to selectively narrow the distance between the top portion of the clamping mechanism and the pair of slot-shaped openings.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.