Universal sloped roof solar panel mounting system
AssigneeUnirac, Inc.
InventorsChristopher John Bamat, Devin Glen MacRostie
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Abstract
A universal mounting system for supporting a plurality of photovoltaic modules on a sloped support surface, such as a sloped roof, is disclosed herein. The universal mounting system may include one or more support surface attachment devices, each support surface attachment device configured to attach one or more photovoltaic modules to a support surface; and one or more module coupling devices, each module coupling device configured to couple a plurality of photovoltaic modules to one another.
Claims20
A spacer comprising:
- a first wall extending in a vertical direction at a first end of the spacer, the first wall having a first height,
- a second wall extending in the vertical direction at a second end of the spacer opposite the first end of the spacer, the second wall having a second height that is taller than the first height,
- a third wall extending in the vertical direction, the third wall located between the first wall and the second wall,
- a first top surface extending, transversely to the vertical direction, from a top end of the first wall to the third wall,
- a second top surface extending, transversely to the vertical direction, from a top end of the third wall to a top end of the second wall,
- a bottom surface extending, transversely to the vertical direction, from a bottom end of the second wall toward the first wall, and
- a protrusion protruding from the bottom surface.
A spacer comprising:
- a body defined by:
- a front side;
- a rear side opposite the front side;
- a first end extending from the front side to the rear side;
- a second end opposite the first end, the second end extending from the front side to the rear side;
- a bottom surface extending from a bottom of the first end to a bottom of the second end and between the front side and the rear side;
- a protrusion protruding outward away from the bottom surface and extending along the bottom surface from the first end to the second end;
- a first top surface that extends from a top of the first end to a top of the second end, the first top surface being closer to the rear side, and the first top surface having a first height relative to the bottom surface;
- and
- a second top surface that extends from the top of the first end to the top of the second end, the second top surface being closer to the front side, and the second top surface having a second height relative to the bottom surface,
- wherein the second height is greater than the first height.
A spacer for use in a solar panel installation system, the system including a skirt member, the spacer comprising:
- a body defined by:
- a front side;
- a rear side opposite the front side;
- a first end extending from the front side to the rear side;
- a second end opposite the first end, the second end extending from the front side to the rear side;
- a bottom surface extending from a bottom of the first end to a bottom of the second end and between the front side and the rear side;
- a protrusion protruding outward away from the bottom surface and extending along the bottom surface from the first end to the second end;
- a first top surface that extends from a top of the first end to a top of the second end, the first top surface being closer to the rear side, and the first top surface having a first height relative to the bottom surface;
- and
- a second top surface that extends from the top of the first end to the top of the second end, the second top surface being closer to the front side, and the second top surface having a second height relative to the bottom surface,
- wherein:
- the second height is greater than the first height, and
- the first top surface and the second top surface are shaped to engage with the skirt member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.