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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 2005
Filed:
Feb. 20, 2002
Applicant:
Thomas L. Dinwoodie, Piedmont, CA (US);
Inventor:
Thomas L. Dinwoodie, Piedmont, CA (US);
Assignee:
PowerLight Corporation, Berkeley, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E04D001/00 ; E04D013/18 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A barrier, such as a PV module, is secured to a base by a support to create a shingle assembly with a venting region defined between the barrier and base for temperature regulation. The bottom edges of the barriers of one row may overlap the top edges of the barriers of another row. The shingle assemblies may be mounted by first mounting the bases to an inclined surface; the barriers may be then secured to the bases using the supports to create rows of shingle assemblies defining venting regions between the barriers and the bases for temperature regulation.