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US 8,505,249 B2Granted
Hook and loop attachment of solar panels to roofing membranes
AssigneeFirestone Building Products Company, LLC
InventorJohn Geary
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Abstract
An energy generating system for placement on a roof structure is disclosed including one or more solar panels (10) being secured to roof system components. The solar panels are secured thereto with hook and loop fasteners (16, 78) that may be integral with the roof system components (86).
Claims11
An energy generating system for placement on a roofing membrane comprising:
- a plurality of pavers positioned on top of the roofing membrane, each said paver including an upper tongue extending from a first edge and a lower tongue extending from a second opposing edge, said upper and lower tongues configured to provide an interlocking engagement between adjacent pavers;
- at least one narrow strip paver fastener secured to each said paver;
- a plurality of photovoltaic devices, each said photovoltaic device including a top surface adapted to receive light, a bottom surface, and a frame positioned around the peripheral edge of the photovoltaic device and having at least one device fastener secured to a bottom surface of the frame so that said at least one device fastener is substantially disposed around a bottom peripheral edge of said photovoltaic device, each said photovoltaic device having a periphery shaped to match a periphery of a corresponding paver;
- wherein said at least one narrow strip paver fastener and said at least one device fastener are alternately of a hook or loop structure and are positioned adjacent to each other to secure said photovoltaic device to said paver so that the periphery of said photovoltaic device is substantially aligned with said attached paver.
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A roofing system comprising:
- an insulation layer positioned over a roof deck;
- a roofing membrane secured over said insulation layer;
- a plurality of pavers positioned over and in contact with said roofing membrane, each said paver including an upper tongue extending from a first edge and a lower tongue extending from a second opposing edge, said upper and lower tongues configured to provide an interlocking engagement between adjacent pavers;
- at least one paver fastener secured to at least one of said pavers;
- a plurality of photovoltaic devices, each said photovoltaic device including a top surface adapted to receive light and a bottom surface;
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- at least one device fastener secured to said photovoltaic device adjacent said bottom surface so that said at least one device fastener is substantially disposed around a bottom peripheral edge of said photovoltaic device, each said photovoltaic device having a periphery shaped to match a periphery of a corresponding paver,
- wherein said at least one paver fastener and said at least one device fastener are alternately of a hook or loop structure and are positioned adjacent to each other to secure said photovoltaic device to said at least one paver so that the periphery of said photovoltaic device is substantially aligned with said attached paver.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.