A clamping system for securing the corners of four photovoltaic modules to a carport purlin, the clamping system having upper and lower body portions with a size adjustable gap to receive the purlin therein, and a pair of rotating connectors at opposite ends of the clamp assembly, each rotating conn
A clamping system for securing the corners of four photovoltaic modules to a carport purlin, the clamping system having upper and lower body portions with a size adjustable gap to receive the purlin therein, and a pair of rotating connectors at opposite ends of the clamp assembly, each rotating connector having arms extending from opposite sides, the arms being rotated to lock into side grooves in the photovoltaic modules.
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1. A clamping assembly for securing photovoltaic modules to a beam, comprising: (a) an upper body portion;(b) a lower body portion extending downwardly from the upper body portion, the lower body portion extending along underneath a length of the upper body portion so as to form a gap between the up
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A clamping assembly for securing photovoltaic modules to a beam, comprising: (a) an upper body portion;(b) a lower body portion extending downwardly from the upper body portion, the lower body portion extending along underneath a length of the upper body portion so as to form a gap between the upper and lower body portions, the gap being dimensioned to receive a portion of a beam therein;(c) a first rotating connector mounted to a first end of the upper body portion, the first rotating connector passing through a first hole in the upper body portion, the first rotating connector having first and second arms extending therefrom, wherein the first and second arms rotate around the first rotating connector above the upper body portion as the first rotating connector is rotated in the first hole;(d) a second rotating connector mounted to a second end of the upper body portion, the second rotating connector passing through a second hole in the upper body portion, the second rotating connector having first and second arms extending therefrom, wherein the first and second arms rotate around the second rotating connector above the upper body portion as the second rotating connector is rotated in the second hole; and(e) a fastener in the lower body portion, wherein the fastener adjusts the size of the gap between the upper and lower body portions into which the portion of the beam is received. 2. The clamping assembly of claim 1, wherein each of the first and second rotating connectors comprise: (i) an upper portion from which the arms extend;(ii) a threaded bottom portion extending downwardly from the upper portion; and(iii) a nut on the threaded bottom portion,wherein the upper portion is positioned above the hole in the upper body portion, the threaded bottom portion passes through the hole in the upper body portion and the nut is positioned below the hole in the upper body portion. 3. The clamping assembly of claim 2, wherein the upper body portion is notched around the first and second holes, and wherein the first and second rotating connectors sit with their first and second arms perpendicular to an axis passing through the center of both of the first and second rotating connectors. 4. The clamping assembly of claim 1, wherein one of the first and second arms of each of the first and second rotating connectors has a downwardly facing tooth thereon. 5. The clamping assembly of claim 1, wherein the lower body portion extends from one side of the upper body portion so as to form a generally C-shaped clamping assembly. 6. The clamping assembly of claim 1, wherein the fastener in the lower body portion comprises a bolt passing through a threaded hole in the lower body portion, and wherein the head of the bolt is positioned below the hole. 7. The clamping assembly of claim 6, further comprising a torque nut received around the bolt, wherein the head of the bolt has a smaller diameter than the torque nut. 8. A solar module array, comprising: (a) four adjacent photovoltaic modules;(b) a beam positioned under the four adjacent photovoltaic modules;(c) a clamping assembly securing the four adjacent photovoltaic modules to the beam, wherein the clamping assembly comprises: (i) an upper body portion,(ii) a lower body portion extending downwardly from the upper body portion, the lower body portion extending along underneath a length of the upper body portion so as to form a gap between the upper and lower body portions, the gap being dimensioned to receive a portion of the beam therein;(iii) a first rotating connector mounted to a first end of the upper body portion, the first rotating connector passing through a first hole in the upper body portion, the first rotating connector having first and second arms extending therefrom, wherein the first and second arms rotate around the first rotating connector above the upper body portion as the first rotating connector is rotated in the first hole;(iv) a second rotating connector mounted to a second end of the upper body portion, the second rotating connector passing through a second hole in the upper body portion, the second rotating connector having first and second arms extending therefrom, wherein the first and second arms rotate around the second rotating connector above the upper body portion as the second rotating connector is rotated in the second hole; and(iv) a fastener in the lower body portion, wherein the fastener adjusts the size of the gap between the upper and lower body portions into which the portion of the beam is received. 9. The array of claim 8, wherein each of the photovoltaic modules have a side groove, and the arms of the rotating connectors are shaped to be received into the side grooves. 10. The array of claim 8, wherein each of the rotating connectors comprises: (i) an upper portion from which the first and second arms extend;(ii) a threaded bottom portion extending downwardly from the upper portion; and(iii) a nut on the threaded bottom portion,wherein the upper portion is positioned above the hole, the threaded bottom portion passes through the hole and the nut is positioned below the hole. 11. The array of claim 8, wherein one of the arms of each of the rotating connectors has a downwardly facing tooth thereon such that the downwardly facing teeth are received in the side grooves of two of the four photovoltaic modules. 12. The array of claim 8, wherein the fastener in the lower body portion comprises a bolt passing through a threaded hole and a torque nut received around the bolt, and wherein the diameter of the head of the bolt is smaller than the diameter of the torque nut.
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West, John R.; Manansala, Christina C.; Haenlein, Hans-Christoph, Apparatus for forming and mounting a photovoltaic array.
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