Standing seam roof clamp

A clamp, comprising:

• first and second opposing clamp portions engageable with each other at first and second ends;
• and
• a fastener engaged with the first and second clamp portions;
• the clamp having a loosened configuration in which the first and second clamp portions are connected at the first end and are separated by a first distance at the second end;
• the clamp having a tightened configuration in which, at the second end, the first and second clamp portions are positioned closer to each other than the first distance;
• the first and second clamp portions having corresponding projections and recesses disposed at the second end for deforming a captured portion of a roof seam into the recess disposed at the second end as the clamp is moved from the loosened configuration to the tightened configuration;
• one of the first and second clamp portions having a receiving section disposed substantially perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the clamp, the receiving section having at least one fastener hole to facilitate connecting said clamp to a solar panel grid.

A solar panel clamp, comprising:

• first and second opposing clamp portions;
• the first clamp portion comprising a first end and a second end, the first end including a first projection and the second end including a first recess;
• the second clamp portion comprising a first end and a second end, the first end including a second recess and the second end including a second projection;
• a coil spring disposed between the first and second clamp portions to bias the clamp portions apart;
• and
• a fastener engageable with the first and second clamp portions, the coil spring disposed about the fastener;
• wherein the clamp has a loosened configuration in which the first projection is received within the second recess and the second projection is spaced apart from the first recess by a first distance, and the clamp further has a tightened configuration in which the first projection is received within the second recess and the second projection is positioned closer to the first recess than said first distance.