# US 8,539,719 B2 · Module attachment apparatus > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 8,539,719 B2 - Document ID: US8539719B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 13/156,443 - Filed: 2011-06-09 - Published: 2011-09-29 - Granted: 2013-09-24 - Earliest claimed: 2008-05-22 - Assignees: Mainstream Energy Corporation - Applicants: Greg McPheeters; Chris Oestreich; Ethan Miller - Inventors: Greg McPheeters; Chris Oestreich; Ethan Miller - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US8539719B2 ## CPC - H02S 20/23: specially adapted for roof structures - E04D 13/00: Special arrangements or devices in connection with roof coverings; {Protection against birds;} Roof drainage {; Sky-lights} (ventilation tiles E04D1/30; ventilation slabs E04D3/40; internal channels E04F17/00) - E04D 13/1476: {wherein the parts extending above the roof have a generally circular cross-section} - F16B 37/045: {specially adapted for fastening in channels, e.g. sliding bolts, channel nuts} - F16M 13/02: for supporting on, or attaching to, an object, e.g. tree, gate, window-frame, cycle - F24S 25/00: Arrangement of stationary mountings or supports for solar heat collector modules - F24S 25/10: extending in directions away from a supporting surface - F24S 25/30: using elongate rigid mounting elements extending substantially along the supporting surface, e.g. for covering buildings with solar heat collectors (extending in directions away from the supporting surface F24S25/10; peripheral frames for modules F24S25/20) - F24S 25/61: for fixing to the ground or to building structures - F24S 25/615: for fixing to protruding parts of buildings, e.g. to corrugations or to standing seams - F24S 25/636: clamping by screw-threaded elements - H01Q 1/1207: {for fastening a rigid aerial element} - F16B 2200/40: Clamping arrangements where clamping parts are received in recesses of elements to be connected - F16B 2200/403: Threaded clamping parts - F24S 2025/6002: {by using hooks} - Y02B 10/10: Photovoltaic [PV] - Y02B 10/20: Solar thermal - Y02E 10/47: Mountings or tracking - Y02E 10/50: Photovoltaic [PV] energy - Y10T 24/44974: Threaded cylindrical rod and mating cavity - Y10T 403/7067: Threaded actuator - H02S: GENERATION OF ELECTRIC POWER BY CONVERSION OF INFRARED RADIATION, VISIBLE LIGHT OR ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT, e.g. USING PHOTOVOLTAIC [PV] MODULES (obtaining electrical energy from radioactive sources G21H1/12; light sensitive inorganic semiconductor devices H10F; light sensitive organic semiconductor devices H10K30/00; thermoelectric devices H10N10/00; pyroelectric devices H10N15/00) - E04D: ROOF COVERINGS; SKY-LIGHTS; GUTTERS; ROOF-WORKING TOOLS (coverings of outer walls by plaster or other porous material E04F13/00) - F16B: DEVICES FOR FASTENING OR SECURING CONSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS OR MACHINE PARTS TOGETHER, e.g. NAILS, BOLTS, CIRCLIPS, CLAMPS, CLIPS OR WEDGES; JOINTS OR JOINTING (couplings for transmitting rotation F16D) - F16M: FRAMES, CASINGS OR BEDS OF ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS, NOT SPECIFIC TO ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; SUPPORTS - F24S: SOLAR HEAT COLLECTORS; SOLAR HEAT SYSTEMS (for producing mechanical power from solar energy F03G6/00) - H01Q: ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS (radiators or antennas for microwave heating H05B6/72) - Y02B: CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO BUILDINGS, e.g. HOUSING, HOUSE APPLIANCES OR RELATED END-USER APPLICATIONS - Y02E: REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION - Y10T: TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION ## Abstract Exemplary systems and methods described herein can be used to secure a rail to a module or the rail to a support using a nut that can be inserted at a desired point of mounting. Another exemplary system describes a flashing to be inserted under a roof shingle, wherein the flashing is secured to a support for a rail or module. Yet another exemplary system describes a clamp that secures a rail or module and is adjustable along the length of a post. Spacers can be added to the post to extend the adjustment range of the clamp. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An assembly for securing a component to a roof, the assembly comprising: a base secured to the roof comprising: an aperture receiving a fastener for securing the base to the roof; and a securing component extending from the base away from the roof, wherein the securing component is laterally separated from the aperture; a flashing installed over the base, the flashing comprising: a rectangular portion extending toward a higher elevated side of the roof and installed under at least one of a shake, a shingle, a slate, and a tile; and a flashing component configured to fully cover the base; and a support secured to the securing component of the base, which extends from the base and through the flashing, wherein the support is configured to secure at least one of a module and a rail. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The assembly according to claim 1, wherein the support is an L-foot. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The assembly according to claim 1, wherein the support is a post. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The assembly according to claim 3, wherein the flashing component substantially covers the post. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The assembly according to claim 1, wherein the rectangular portion is flat. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The assembly according to claim 1, wherein the flashing component is dome shaped. ### Claim 7 (depends on 4) The assembly according to claim 4, wherein the flashing component is cone shaped. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The assembly according to claim 1, wherein the rectangular portion mimics a shape of the roof. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The assembly according to claim 8, wherein the shape of the roof is undulating. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The assembly according to claim 1, wherein the fastener comprises a lag bolt. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The assembly according to claim 1, wherein the securing component comprises a threaded stud.