Bonding Washer For A Solar Panel Racking System
First Claim
1. A washer for electrically bonding metallic components of a solar panel racking system, the washer comprising:
- an upper surface and a lower surface;
a series of spaced apart upper protrusions on said upper surface;
a series of spaced apart lower protrusions on said lower surface;
each of said upper protrusions corresponding to an opposing one of said lower protrusions to form an upper and lower protrusion pair, each said upper and lower protrusion pair being formed along a common plane; and
wherein compression of the washer between the metallic components causes the protrusions to at least partially embed into the components and to electrically bond the components.
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Abstract
There is provided a washer for electrically bonding metallic components. In an embodiment, there is provided a washer for bonding metallic components of a solar panel racking system. The washer comprises an upper surface and a lower surface, a series of spaced apart upper protrusions on the upper surface, and a series of spaced apart lower protrusions on the lower surface. Each upper protrusion corresponds to an opposing one of the lower protrusions to form an upper and lower protrusion pair. Each upper and lower protrusion pair is formed along a common plane. Compression of the washer between the metallic components causes the protrusions to at least partially embed into the components and to electrically bond the components.
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20 Claims
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1. A washer for electrically bonding metallic components of a solar panel racking system, the washer comprising:
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an upper surface and a lower surface; a series of spaced apart upper protrusions on said upper surface; a series of spaced apart lower protrusions on said lower surface; each of said upper protrusions corresponding to an opposing one of said lower protrusions to form an upper and lower protrusion pair, each said upper and lower protrusion pair being formed along a common plane; and wherein compression of the washer between the metallic components causes the protrusions to at least partially embed into the components and to electrically bond the components. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A washer for electrically bonding metallic components of a solar panel racking system, the components releasably securable to each other by a plurality of clamps, each of the clamps including a nut, the washer comprising:
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an upper surface and a lower surface; a series of spaced apart upper protrusions on said upper surface; a series of spaced apart lower protrusions on said lower surface; downwardly depending flanges that releasably secure said washer to the nut to maintain a fixed arrangement between said washer and the nut; each of said upper protrusions corresponding to an opposing one of said lower protrusions to form an upper and lower protrusion pair, each said upper and lower protrusion pair being formed along a common plane; and wherein compression of the washer between the metallic components causes said protrusions to at least partially embed into the components and to electrically bond the components, said protrusions being substantially aligned with said components when said washer and the nut are in said fixed arrangement. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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19. A washer for electrically bonding metallic components of a solar panel racking system, the components releasably securable to each other by a plurality of clamps, each of the clamps including a nut, the washer comprising:
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an upper surface and a lower surface; a series of spaced apart upper protrusions on said upper surface; a series of spaced apart lower protrusions on said lower surface; downwardly depending flanges that releasably secure said washer to the nut to maintain a fixed arrangement between said washer and the nut, said flanges being flexibly resilient and each said flange including an inwardly extending louver, wherein, as said washer is received onto the nut, said louvers frictionally traverse the nut until said louvers clear the nut, thereafter said louvers extending beneath the nut to retain said washer on the nut; each of said upper protrusions corresponding to an opposing one of said lower protrusions to form an upper and lower protrusion pair, each said upper and lower protrusion pair being formed along a common plane; and wherein compression of the washer between the metallic components causes said protrusions to at least partially embed into the components and to electrically bond the components, said protrusions being substantially aligned with said components when said washer and the nut are in said fixed arrangement. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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