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Date of Patent:
Jun. 06, 2017

Filed:

Dec. 31, 2015
Applicant:

Solarcity Corporation, San Mateo, CA (US);

Inventors:

Tyrus Hudson, San Rafael, CA (US);

Martin Seery, San Rafael, CA (US);

River Broussard, San Rafael, CA (US);

Malcolm Kimberley, London, GB;

Assignee:

SOLARCITY CORPORATION, San Mateo, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 4/66 (2006.01); H01R 25/14 (2006.01); H01R 4/64 (2006.01); H01R 43/16 (2006.01); H02S 30/10 (2014.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 25/142 (2013.01); H01R 4/64 (2013.01); H01R 43/16 (2013.01); H02S 30/10 (2014.12);
Abstract

A connector for attaching first and second photovoltaic modules to a mounting rail, with a lower body portion that rotates to lock into a mounting rail groove and an upper body portion with a hook that is lowered towards the lower body portion to grasp onto the first photovoltaic module and a key that receives the second photovoltaic module slidably-connected thereon.


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Hudson, Tyrus. (2017). Photovoltaic mounting rail connector with drop-down connection to first photovoltaic module and slide-in connection to second photovoltaic module (U.S. Patent No. 9673583). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/9673583

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