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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 20, 2007
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 ...
E04D 13/18 (2006.01); H01L 31/05 (2006.01);
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 first edge of one base may be interengageable with the second edge of an adjacent base to be capable of resisting first and second disengaging forces oriented perpendicular to the edges and along planes oriented parallel to and perpendicular to the base. A deflector may be used to help reduce wind uplift forces.