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Photovoltaic module mounting system

  • US 9,722,532 B2
  • Filed: 08/11/2015
  • Issued: 08/01/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/11/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A photovoltaic (PV) module mounting system comprising:

  • a mounting bracket having a first portion arranged to face a roof and a second portion arranged to face a PV array, wherein the first and second portions are spaced apart from one another and have a curved cross-sectional shape;

    a pair of flat mounting feet portions on the first portion;

    a first slot formed in the first portion and a second slot formed in the second portion, wherein the first slot and second slot are aligned and the second slot is larger than the first slot;

    a hanger bolt comprising a first threaded portion adapted to engage a roof surface, a second threaded portion adapted to pass through the first and second slots of the mounting bracket, and a washer located between the first threaded portion and the second threaded portion for limiting a depth that the first threaded portion can achieve in the roof surface;

    a threaded knob adapted to mate with the second threaded portion of the hanger bolt and to compress the mounting bracket against a roof surface when rotational torque is applied to the threaded knob; and

    a PV module coupling device attached to the mounting bracket and adapted to engage frames of and maintain a space between at least two photovoltaic modules.

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