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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 06, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 24, 2020
Applicant:
Pegasus Solar Inc, Richmond, CA (US);
Inventors:
Erich Kai Stephan, Richmond, CA (US);
Glenn Harris, Richmond, CA (US);
Peter Wilke, Richmond, CA (US);
Nicholas Wenzel, Richmond, CA (US);
James Hsieh, Richmond, CA (US);
Assignee:
PEGASUS SOLAR INC, Richmond, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16B 37/04 (2005.12); F16B 5/00 (2005.12); H01R 4/44 (2005.12); H02S 30/00 (2013.12); F24S 25/60 (2017.12);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16B 37/045 (2012.12); F16B 5/0068 (2012.12); H01R 4/44 (2012.12); H02S 30/00 (2012.12); F24S 25/60 (2018.04); F24S 2025/6006 (2018.04);
Abstract
A twist-lock clamp to attach a solar module to a rail system includes a spring between a top clamp and a t-nut, with features on the spring and top clamp to restrict rotation relative to each other. The t-nut includes features allowing rotation of about 90 degrees when the t-nut is inserted in a rail, but restrict rotation beyond about 90 degrees. The spring serves to hold the top clamp and t-nut apart while allowing the twist-lock clamp to resist sliding in the rail during installation.