An attachment system is provided. In another aspect, a latching assembly is mounted to a building roof. Another aspect employs a moveable latch that removeably attaches an auxiliary component, such as a solar panel, to a building in a single motion and/or snap-in installation manner.
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1. A building attachment system comprising: a latch assembly adapted for mounting on a building exterior, the latch assembly comprising a latch movable from an unlatching position to a latching position;a striker including a rod and a pad, the pad being adapted for preassembled adhesive attachment t
1. A building attachment system comprising: a latch assembly adapted for mounting on a building exterior, the latch assembly comprising a latch movable from an unlatching position to a latching position;a striker including a rod and a pad, the pad being adapted for preassembled adhesive attachment to at least one of: (a) a solar panel; (b) a structural frame, (c) a pipe, or (d) a snow guard;the rod of the striker being removably attached to the latch assembly by snap-in engagement of the striker and latch; anda lock and a pawl coupled to the latch assembly, the pawl engaging the lock to secure the latch when the latch is in the latching position. 2. The system of claim 1, further comprising a spring biasing the lock away from the bracket and toward the latch, the lock including a receptacle, and the pawl being received in the receptacle when the latch is in the latching position. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein the latch is rotatable between the positions, further comprising a second latch rotatable between latching and unlatching positions about a pivot axis offset from that of the first latch, the axes of the latches being attached to a single metal bracket. 4. The system of claim 3, wherein the latch includes a camming surface against which a biased cam follower rides, and the latch includes a hook which traps the striker in the latch assembly when in the latching position. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the solar panel is attached to the striker, the striker being hidden by the solar panel when attached to the latch assembly. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the rod of the striker further comprises a cylindrical rod contacting against the latch and the pad further comprises a substantially flat pad adhered directly to a glass back of the solar panel, the striker being preassembled to the solar panel and the latch assembly being assembled to a roof clamp, prior to engagement of the striker with the latch. 7. The system of claim 1, further comprising a clamp secured to a metal roof seam in an unpierced manner, and a single elongated shaft and fastener securing the clamp to the roof seam and the latch assembly to the clamp. 8. The system of claim 1, wherein linear insertion of the striker into an open slot of the latch assembly causes the latch to rotate against a biasing force such that a substantially radial surface of the latch traps the striker within the latch assembly, and the latch assembly is preassembed to a building roof prior to attachment of the striker to the latch. 9. A building roof attachment system comprising: a bracket having a roof-facing base wall and at least one side wall, the side wall including an open ended slot;pivot pins coupled to the side wall;a pair of rotatable latches coupled to the pivot pins, the latches each including a striker-engagement surface offset angled from an adjacent peripheral edge of the latch, the latches each including a camming surface; andbiased members riding against the camming surfaces of the latches;for each of the latches, the engagement surface acting with the slot to create a striker-trapping condition when the latch is a latching position, and the slot being open opposite the roof-facing base wall; andthe bracket retaining both of the latches. 10. The system of claim 9, wherein for each of the latches, the biased member is part of a lock coupled to the bracket, further comprising a pawl coupled to the latch, the pawl engaging the lock to secure the latch in the latching position. 11. The system of claim 10, wherein the lock includes a receptacle, and the pawl is received in the receptacle when the latch is in the latching position, the biased member being part of the lock which is a leaf spring extending away from one of the walls of the bracket. 12. The system of claim 10, wherein the lock is accessible for user contact even after the striker is attached to the latch, depression of the lock by the user allows disengagement of the pawl from the lock and reverse movement of the latch to the unlatched position when the striker is pulled away from the bracket. 13. The system of claim 9, further comprising a metal roof seam-clamp coupled to the bracket, and a solar panel including the striker extending from a bottom thereof removeably attached to one of the latches. 14. The system of claim 9, further comprising an elongated rail coupled to the bracket, the rail being a long strand fiber and polymeric composite material. 15. The system of claim 9, wherein each latch includes a laterally extending and substantially flat shelf between the camminq surfaces of substantially perpendicular outer walls, the shelf contacting a striker rod in at least one moveable condition. 16. The system of claim 9, further comprising a striker directly adhered to a bottom glass surface of a solar panel, the solar panel hiding the striker after attachment to the associated latch. 17. The system of claim 9, further comprising a striker, linear insertion of the striker into an open slot of the latch assembly cause an associated one of the latches to rotate against a biasing force such that a substantially radial surface of the latch traps the striker within the bracket, and the bracket being preassembed to the building roof prior to attachment of the striker to the latch. 18. A method of installing an auxiliary component to a building, the method comprising: (a) securing a latch assembly to an exterior of the building;(b) preassembling a striker to the auxiliary component;(c) inserting a rod of the striker into a stationary slot of the latch assembly after steps (a) and (b);(d) rotating a latch of the latch assembly solely by the rod of the striker contacting a surface of the latch in a single insertion motion and in a tool-free manner; and(e) retaining the latch in an orientation attached to the striker. 19. The method of claim 18, further comprising adhering the striker to a bottom of the component which is a solar panel. 20. The method of claim 18, wherein the securing further comprises attaching a clamp to a standing seam of a roof of the building and fastening the latch assembly to the clamp with no more than a single fastener which also secures the clamp to the roof.
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