Clamp for securing a solar panel module
AssigneeUnirac, Inc.
InventorGary Norman
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Abstract
A clamp includes a mount, a connector, and a fastener. The mount has a slot and a channel. The connector attaches to the mount and is transitionable between a first position and a second position in which a solar panel module is securable to the mount. The connector has a post at least partially disposed in the channel and which traverses within the channel between the first position and the second position of the connector. The fastener is disposed at least partially in the slot for attaching the connector to the mount. The fastener tightens to secure the solar panel module to the mount.
Claims20
A clamp comprising:
- a mount including:
- a base on which a solar panel module is disposable, the base having a slot, and
- a flange extending from the base, the solar panel module being abuttable against the flange;
- a connector attached to the mount, the connector being transitionable between a first position and a second position in which the solar panel module is securable to the mount, wherein:
- in the first position, an end of the connector is spaced apart from the flange by a first distance, and
- in the second position, the end of the connector is spaced apart from the flange by a second distance that is less than the first distance;
- and
- a fastener disposed at least partially in the slot to attach the connector to the mount, wherein:
- the fastener tightens to secure the solar panel module to the mount, and
- the fastener traverses within the slot between the first position and the second position.
A clamp comprising:
- a mount including:
- a base on which a solar panel module is disposable, the base having a slot, and
- a flange against which the solar panel module is abuttable;
- a connector attachable to the mount, the connector transitionable between (i) a first position in which an end of the connector is spaced apart from the flange by a first distance, and (ii) a second position in which the end of the connector is spaced apart from the flange by a second distance that is less than the first distance, wherein the solar panel module is securable to the mount in the second position of the connector;
- and
- a fastener disposable at least partially through the slot and into the connector, wherein the fastener is moveable within the slot between the first position and the second position.
A clamp comprising:
- a mount including:
- a base on which a solar panel module is disposable, the base having a slot, and
- a flange extending from the base;
- a connector securable to the mount, the connector being movable relative to the base between at least a first position in which the connector is disengaged from the solar panel module, and a second position in which the connector is engaged with the solar panel module, wherein:
- an end of the connector is spaced apart from the flange by a first distance in the first position, and
- the end of the connector is spaced apart from the flange by a second distance in the second position, the second distance being less than the first distance;
- and
- a fastening mechanism disposable at least partially through the slot and into the connector, wherein the fastening mechanism is moveable within the slot as the connector moves between the at least the first position and the second position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.