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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Patent No.:

US 10451314 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Oct. 22, 2019

Filed:

Nov. 02, 2014

Solar panel clamp

Applicant:

Preformed Line Products, Mayfield Village, OH (US);

Inventors:

John B. Markiewicz, Mentor, OH (US);

Darius J. Kaunas, Medina, OH (US);

Assignee:

Preformed Line Products, Mayfield Village, OH (US);

Attorney:

Cooper Legal Group, LLC

Primary Examiner:

Jonathan Liu

Assistant Examiner:

Taylor L Morris

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F24S 25/636 (2018.01); H02S 20/23 (2014.01); H02S 20/00 (2014.01); H02S 20/30 (2014.01); F24S 25/33 (2018.01); F16B 43/02 (2006.01); F16B 5/00 (2006.01); F16B 7/18 (2006.01); H01L 31/02 (2006.01); H02S 20/24 (2014.01); F24S 25/61 (2018.01); F16B 37/04 (2006.01); F24S 25/00 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F24S 25/636 (2018.05); F16B 5/0072 (2013.01); F16B 7/187 (2013.01); F16B 43/025 (2013.01); F24S 25/33 (2018.05); H01L 31/02 (2013.01); H02S 20/00 (2013.01); H02S 20/23 (2014.12); H02S 20/30 (2014.12); F16B 37/045 (2013.01); F24S 25/61 (2018.05); F24S 2025/807 (2018.05); H02S 20/24 (2014.12); Y02B 10/12 (2013.01); Y02E 10/47 (2013.01); Y10T 24/44974 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49959 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49963 (2015.01);
Abstract

A clamping apparatus secures a photovoltaic module to a rail. The clamping apparatus includes a bolt extending between a first end and a second end of the bolt. The clamping apparatus includes a clamp defining a bolt opening into which the bolt is received and a support structure. The support structure positions the clamp at a first location on the bolt. The first location is a first distance from a top rail surface plane within which a top surface of the rail lies. The support structure is adjustable to position the clamp at a second location on the bolt. The second location is a second distance from the top rail surface plane. The first distance is different than the second distance. The support structure has a support structure thickness corresponding to a third distance that is less than the first distance and less than the second distance.

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