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A solar panel securing system is provided. In another aspect, a solar or photovoltaic panel assembly is mounted to a building roof in a screw-free manner. Another aspect employs a snap-in connection between a member pre-assembled to a solar panel and a roof-mounted bracket. A further aspect adhesive

A solar panel securing system is provided. In another aspect, a solar or photovoltaic panel assembly is mounted to a building roof in a screw-free manner. Another aspect employs a snap-in connection between a member pre-assembled to a solar panel and a roof-mounted bracket. A further aspect adhesively bonds a bracket directly to a glass surface of a solar panel. A method of securing a solar panel is additionally provided.

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1. A solar panel securing system comprising: a member pre-attached to a solar panel;a building roof-mounted fastening bracket including a resilient locking tab; themember contacting against and deflecting a segment of the locking tab in a snap-in motion so that at least a portion of the solar panel

1. A solar panel securing system comprising: a member pre-attached to a solar panel;a building roof-mounted fastening bracket including a resilient locking tab; themember contacting against and deflecting a segment of the locking tab in a snap-in motion so that at least a portion of the solar panel is secured to the fastening bracket; andthe fastening bracket further comprising at least one hook defined by an undercut, openly accessible slot, and the member being trapped in the slot by the locking tab. 2. The system of claim 1, further comprising a roof clamp attached to the fastening bracket. 3. The system of claim 2, wherein the fastening bracket is pre-attached to the roof clamp and the roof clamp is positioned on top of a building roof prior to securing the member to the fastening bracket. 4. The system of claim 2, further comprising an elongated rail having a base and an upstanding flange, the roof clamp being secured onto the flange by use of a cammed wedge, and weight of a ballast holding the otherwise moveable base of the rail against a building roof. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the fastening bracket includes four of the hooks, with their leading tips all generally facing toward the locking tab. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the fastening bracket further comprises side walls upstanding from a base wall which is substantially flat, the fastening bracket having a substantially U-end view shape, and the locking tab including a first segment upstanding from an edge of the base wall generally between the side walls and a diagonal segment downwardly and inwardly angled from the first segment. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the member is a laterally elongated and cylindrical pin extending between downwardly extending structures of a hinge bracket mounted to the solar panel which is frameless, and further comprising a second pin extending from a second solar panel being coupled to a hook of the fastening bracket. 8. A solar panel securing system comprising: a solar panel;a member pre-attached to the solar panel;a building roof-mounted fastening bracket including a resilient locking tab;the member contacting against and deflecting a segment of the locking tab in a snap-in motion so that at least a portion of the solar panel is secured to the fastening bracket; anda hinging bracket, including the member, being directly adhered to a bottom glass surface of the solar panel. 9. The system of claim 8, wherein the fastening bracket further comprises at least one hook defined by an undercut, openly accessible slot, and the member is trapped in the slot by the locking tab. 10. The system of claim 8, wherein: the fastening bracket includes four of the hooks, with their leading tips all generally facing toward the locking tab;the fastening bracket further comprises side walls upstanding from a base wall which is substantially flat, the fastening bracket having a substantially U-end view shape, and the locking tab including a first segment upstanding from an edge of the base wall generally between the side walls and a diagonal segment downwardly and inwardly angled from the first segment; andthe base wall of the bracket further includes a central aperture adapted to receive a threaded shaft therethrough. 11. A solar panel securing system comprising: a member pre-attached to a solar panel;a building roof-mounted fastening bracket including a resilient locking tab;the member contacting against and deflecting a segment of the locking tab in a snap-in motion so that at least a portion of the solar panel is secured to the fastening bracket; anda resilient block mounted between side walls of the fastening bracket and having a groove aligned with a pair of hook slots in the side walls. 12. A solar panel securing system comprising a fastening bracket which further comprises: a base wall and at least two upstanding hooks each defined by an undercut slot; anda flexible locking tab including an upstanding segment projecting from the base wall, and a downwardly and inwardly angled diagonal segment generally oriented toward open ends of the at least two hooks, the diagonal segment being laterally located substantially between the slots of the at least two hooks;the base wall, the at least two hooks and the locking tab all being a single piece of metal. 13. The system of claim 12, wherein the fastening bracket includes four of the hooks, all having their open hook tips facing in the same direction toward the locking tab. 14. The system of claim 12, wherein the locking tab of the fastening bracket further comprises an undulating and centrally extending tongue segment, and at least one shorter locking finger segment. 15. The system of claim 12, wherein the fastening bracket further comprises side walls upstanding from the base wall which is substantially flat, the hook being part of one of the side walls and the fastening bracket having a substantially U-end view shape. 16. The system of claim 12, further comprising a solar panel including a glass bottom surface, and a localized hinge bracket including an unthreaded pin, the hinge bracket being directly adhered to the glass bottom surface, and the pin being removeably received in the slot of the hook and being locked thereto by the locking tab. 17. The system of claim 12, further comprising a roof clamp having a cammed wedge and an elongated roof rail, the roof rail including an upstanding flange, and the roof clamp engaging opposite sides of the flange without use of a screw contacting the flange. 18. A solar panel securing system comprising: a first, frameless solar panel assembly including a glass surface;a second, frameless solar panel assembly including a glass surface;a first attachment bracket including a pair of downwardly oriented and spaced apart plates with a pin spanning therebetween, an upper section of the first attachment bracket being coupled to the first solar panel in a pre-assembled manner;a second attachment bracket including a pair of downwardly oriented and spaced apart plates with a pin spanning therebetween, an upper section of the second attachment bracket being coupled to the second solar panel in a pre-assembled manner; anda fastening bracket comprising a base wall, hooks and a snap-in locking structure;at least one of the hooks of the fastening bracket engaging the pin of the first attachment bracket and allowing the solar panel to be subsequently pivoted when installed; andthe snap-in locking structure of the fastening bracket securing the pin of the second attachment bracket when installed. 19. The system of claim 18, wherein the attachment brackets are adhesively bonded directly to the glass surfaces of the respective solar panels, and the pins are elongated substantially parallel to the bottom glass surfaces. 20. The system of claim 19, further comprising a roof clamp having a cammed wedge and an elongated roof rail, the roof rail including an upstanding flange, and the roof clamp engaging opposite sides of the flange without use of a screw contacting the flange, the fastening bracket being assembled to the roof clamp and the roof clamp to the roof rail prior to the fastening bracket securing the pins and solar panels. 21. A method of installing a solar panel to a building roof, the method comprising: (a) engaging a first structural member coupled adjacent one side of the solar panel with a receptacle of a first roof-mounted fastener;(b) pivoting the solar panel about the first member-to-receptacle interface;(c) inserting a second structural member coupled adjacent an opposite side of the solar panel into a lock of a second roof-mounted fastener spaced from the first fastener; and(d) deflecting a segment of the lock to snap-in the second structural member;wherein the receptacle is an undercut defined by an upstanding hook and the first structural member is an unthreaded pin laterally elongated substantially parallel to a bottom surface of the solar panel. 22. The method of claim 21, further comprising positioning the first and second fasteners on top of a substantially flat building roof. 23. The method of claim 21, further comprising attaching the first member to a first elongated rail and attaching the second member to a second elongated rail, and positioning the rails on a building without piercing the building. 24. The method of claim 21, further comprising adhesively bonding a bracket affixed to the first structural member directly to a bottom glass surface of the solar panel, in a pre-assembled and off-site manner.