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US 8,752,338 B2Granted
Adjustable roof mounting system
AssigneeD Three Enterprises, LLC
InventorsRichard F. Schaefer, David Kreutzman
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Abstract
An adjustable mounting system for mounting solar panels on roofs is disclosed. The system allows a user to mount the solar panels either with or without rails. The mounting assemblies are adjustable to allow the user to mount a base plate in a chosen location (either on a roof joist or other structural member or not) and to adjust the mounting location for the panel in as many as three axis of adjustment from the location of the base plate. A system for mounting and grounding the panels at the same time is also disclosed.
Claims11
A roof mount, comprising:
- a base plate having at least one mounting hole for receiving at least one screw for attaching said mounting plate to a roof surface, said base plate further including a first threaded attachment element;
- a flashing member having a raised section with a flashing aperture and a flange extending about a periphery of a base of said raised section, said raised section defining a recess in a bottom surface of said flashing member sized to at least partially receive and surround said base plate when said flange rests on the roof surface;
- an attachment body having first and second lateral edges and a second threaded attachment element configured to threadably engage said first threaded attachment element;
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- a slide bracket having:
- first and second slots adapted to engage said first and second lateral edges of said attachment body, wherein said slots allow said slide bracket to move between first and second positions along a length of said first and second lateral edges;
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- an attachment element disposed along a length of said slide bracket between said first and second slots for attaching an object to said slide bracket.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.