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US 7,857,269 B2Granted
Mounting assembly for arrays and other surface-mounted equipment
AssigneePVT Solar, Inc.
InventorsJoshua Reed Plaisted, Brian West
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Abstract
A mounting system is provided for supporting equipment such as solar module arrays on a rooftop or other underlying surface. The mounting system includes a pipe, and a grasp section. These couple to a base that is extended into or otherwise integrated with the underlying surface. The pipe may be coupled so as to extend a height from the underlying surface. The grasp section is coupled to a top section of the pipe and is structured to secure to a section of the solar module array when the solar module array is installed on the underlying surface.
Claims15
An installed and mounted solar module system comprising:
- a solar module array comprising a plurality of solar modules;
- a mounting system for supporting the solar module array on an underlying surface, the mounting system providing a plurality of mounting points, wherein at one or more of the plurality of mounting points, the mounting system comprises:
- a foot that is structured to secure to the underlying surface;
- a pipe coupled to the base so as to extend a height from a underlying surface;
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- a grasp that is coupled to a top section of pipe and is structured to secure to a section of the equipment when the equipment is installed on the underlying surface.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.