Mounting apparatus and photovoltaic mounting system for a solar panel and method of mounting a solar panel
AssigneeSolar Strategies Development, Inc.
InventorDonald Bradley, Jr.
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Abstract
A photovoltaic mounting apparatus for use with a solar panel includes a base element having an elongated upper portion and a lower portion. The upper portion is structured for engagement with a rooftop by being positioning underneath the shingles of a rooftop and secured thereto through the apertures of the upper portion and/or lower portion of the base element. One or more support elements extend perpendicularly from the lower portion of the base element. A front plate is situated upon the support elements and is parallel to the base element and structured for engagement with the solar panel.
Claims3
A rooftop photovoltaic mounting system comprising:
- a rooftop comprising a plurality of shingles;
- a solar panel;
- at least one photovoltaic mounting apparatus comprising:
- a base element having an upper portion and a lower portion, the upper portion being positioned under at least one of said shingles and engaged with said rooftop;
- at least one support element extending from the lower portion of said base element, and
- a front plate situated upon said support element, said front plate having an aperture and being parallel to said base element;
- at least one hooking device comprising:
- a body having an aperture corresponding to the aperture of said front plate, said body engaging said solar panel, and
- a hook engaging said front plate;
- and
- means for securing the body of said hooking device and said front plate at the apertures thereof.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.