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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 14, 2013
Firestone Building Products Co, Llc, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Michael J. Hubbard, Goshen, IN (US);
Timothy J. McQuillen, Westfield, IN (US);
Firestone Building Products Co., LLC, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Abstract
A solar panel assembly including a solar panel spaced from a surface to create a gap and a barrier movable between an open position and a closed position, the barrier being adapted to inhibit airflow through said gap below said solar panel when in the closed position. The assembly may further include a rack supporting the solar panel and resting on the surface. The barrier may be adapted to move from the open position to the closed position upon detection of conditions indicative of a fire. In this way air flow below the solar panel is permitted during normal operation of the solar panel assembly but is inhibited upon detection of a fire.