Abstract: A frame for a photovoltaic module may include: a base portion having an outer lip and a bottom surface while also defining an opening configured to receive a first mounting element therein; at least one leg extending from the base portion; and a panel support portion extending from the at least one leg and configured to secure a solar panel therein. The outer lip and the at least one leg may define a cavity.

Abstract: A junction box mountable on a roof surface, comprising a housing unit and an enclosing unit, the housing unit and the enclosing unit combining to form a waterproof assembly. The housing unit is mountable to a roof surface via a flashing having a continuous, raised waterproofing track that mates with a waterproofing recess in a bottom surface of the housing unit to create a waterproofing zone inside the housing unit. At least one bottom pass through is located within the waterproofing zone and provides a channel from the internal housing area through the roof surface.

Abstract: A mounting device includes an attachment block. The attachment block includes a monolithic body defining a receiving surface, a recessed portion defined by the monolithic body, an opening defined in the recessed portion of the monolithic body, and a clip attachment portion defined in the monolithic body.

Abstract: A wire clamp may include a bottom piece having: a first base portion defining a first aperture, an at least partially elliptical barrier extending from the first base portion about the first aperture, and a plurality of legs extending from sides of the first base portion; a top piece having: a second base portion, a protrusion extending from the second base portion, the protrusion defining a second aperture, and a plurality of legs extending from sides of the second base portion; and a fastener. The first aperture and the second aperture may be configured to align and receive the fastener therethrough. A first side of the partially elliptical barrier and a first portion of the plurality of legs may define a first wire channel, and a second side of the partially elliptical barrier and a second portion of the plurality of legs may define a second wire channel.

Abstract: A frame for a photovoltaic module may include: a base portion having an outer lip and a bottom surface while also defining an opening configured to receive a first mounting element therein; at least one leg extending from the base portion; and a panel support portion extending from the at least one leg and configured to secure a solar panel therein. The outer lip and the at least one leg may define a cavity.

Abstract: In various representative aspects, an assembly for securing a solar panel rail and rail-less support structures to a shingle roof. More specifically, the apparatus includes a connection bracket and flashing device for use in installing solar panel rail support structures. The connection bracket is secured to the flashing device by rotating its base around a threaded connection until it locks in place so that a solar panel rail support guide can be connected to a generally U-shaped connection on the top of the bracket. The apparatus also offers an improved means to cover the penetration point on the flashing to protect it and prevent water from leaking into the roof as well as an improved way to install the apparatus over existing products. An alternate embodiment of the apparatus is offered to support a rail-less pivot mount as well.

Abstract: A mounting device includes an attachment block. The attachment block includes a monolithic body defining a receiving surface, a recessed portion defined by the monolithic body, an opening defined in the recessed portion of the monolithic body, and a clip attachment portion defined in the monolithic body.

Abstract: A mount assembly for securing a solar panel rail or rail-less support structure directly to a roof surface, the mount assembly including: a base having a top surface and a bottom surface; a guide extending upwards from the top surface of the base, where the guide forms a pair of members extending from opposing sides of the base and an aperture between the pair of members; a cavity formed within the base, where the cavity has an open end and a bottom cavity surface, where the open end is open relative to the top surface of the base; a through-hole, where the through-hole passes from the bottom cavity surface to the bottom surface of the base; a fastener, where the fastener is sized to pass through the through-hole; and a piston member, where the piston member is configured to surround a portion of the fastener, and further where the piston member is sized to have a volume that is equal to or greater than a volume of the cavity formed within the base.

Abstract: A mount assembly for securing a solar panel rail or rail-less support structure directly to a roof surface, the mount assembly including: a base having a top surface and a bottom surface; a guide extending upwards from the top surface of the base, where the guide forms a pair of members extending from opposing sides of the base and an aperture between the pair of members; a cavity formed within the base, where the cavity has an open end and a bottom cavity surface, where the open end is open relative to the top surface of the base; a through-hole, where the through-hole passes from the bottom cavity surface to the bottom surface of the base; a fastener, where the fastener is sized to pass through the through-hole; and a piston member, where the piston member is configured to surround a portion of the fastener, and further where the piston member is sized to have a volume that is equal to or greater than a volume of the cavity formed within the base.

Abstract: A frame for a photovoltaic module may include: a base portion having an outer lip and a bottom surface while also defining an opening configured to receive a first mounting element therein; at least one leg extending from the base portion; and a panel support portion extending from the at least one leg and configured to secure a solar panel therein. The outer lip and the at least one leg may define a cavity.

Abstract: A frame for a photovoltaic module may include: a base portion having an outer lip and a bottom surface while also defining an opening configured to receive a first mounting element therein; at least one leg extending from the base portion; and a panel support portion extending from the at least one leg and configured to secure a solar panel therein. The outer lip and the at least one leg may define a cavity.

Abstract: In various representative aspects, an apparatus for clamping and grounding solar panel frames to a mounting rail is disclosed herein. The apparatus includes a fastener with an enlarged end, and a shank, with the enlarged end having one or more sharp protrusions that resemble teeth, and a washer with one or more sharp protrusions, and an opening. When installed, the shank is inserted through the opening of the washer, the sharp protrusions of the enlarged end penetrate either the lower or upper surface of the mounting rail and the sharp protrusions of the washer penetrate the other surface of the solar panel frames while at the same time creating a grounding path through the apparatus.

Abstract: A wire clamp may include a bottom piece having: a first base portion defining a first aperture, an at least partially elliptical barrier extending from the first base portion about the first aperture, and a plurality of legs extending from sides of the first base portion; a top piece having: a second base portion, a protrusion extending from the second base portion, the protrusion defining a second aperture, and a plurality of legs extending from sides of the second base portion; and a fastener. The first aperture and the second aperture may be configured to align and receive the fastener therethrough. A first side of the partially elliptical barrier and a first portion of the plurality of legs may define a first wire channel, and a second side of the partially elliptical barrier and a second portion of the plurality of legs may define a second wire channel.

Abstract: In various representative aspects, an assembly for securing a solar panel rail and rail-less support structures to a shingle roof. More specifically, the apparatus includes a connection bracket and flashing device for use in installing solar panel rail support structures. The connection bracket is secured to the flashing device by rotating its base around a threaded connection until it locks in place so that a solar panel rail support guide can be connected to a generally U-shaped connection on the top of the bracket. The apparatus also offers an improved means to cover the penetration point on the flashing to protect it and prevent water from leaking into the roof as well as an improved way to install the apparatus over existing products. An alternate embodiment of the apparatus is offered to support a rail-less pivot mount as well.

Abstract: A wire clamp may include a bottom piece having: a first base portion defining a first aperture, an at least partially elliptical barrier extending from the first base portion about the first aperture, and a plurality of legs extending from sides of the first base portion; a top piece having: a second base portion, a protrusion extending from the second base portion, the protrusion defining a second aperture, and a plurality of legs extending from sides of the second base portion; and a fastener. The first aperture and the second aperture may be configured to align and receive the fastener therethrough. A first side of the partially elliptical barrier and a first portion of the plurality of legs may define a first wire channel, and a second side of the partially elliptical barrier and a second portion of the plurality of legs may define a second wire channel.

Abstract: A roof mount includes a base, an adjustment assembly operatively coupled to the base, the adjustment assembly including a partially threaded shaft extending along an axis substantially perpendicular to the roof, an adjustment nut constrained within the adjustment assembly, and a support nut. A clamp is adjustably connected to the base and a distance between the clamp and the base is adjustable. The clamp includes a first clamp portion and second clamp portion, the first clamp portion having a central portion, a first support surface, and a second support surface. The first support surface includes an angled first portion and a substantially horizontal second portion and is configured to support a first solar panel. The central portion is disposed between the first support surface and the second support surface. A fastener is connected to the clamp and is operable to tighten the second clamp portion to the first clamp portion.

Abstract: A roof mounting apparatus includes a bracket having a base and a flashing. The base includes an inner shell having an opening and an outer shell forming a void within the base. The flashing includes a cone extending upward from the flashing and tapering inward terminating at a lip, and the lip extends downward from the top of the cone toward the center of the circular opening within the cone. The seal is positioned between the cone and a bottom surface of the base.

Abstract: In various representative aspects, an assembly for securing a solar panel rail and rail-less support structures to a shingle roof. More specifically, the apparatus includes a connection bracket and flashing device for use in installing solar panel rail support structures. The connection bracket is secured to the flashing device by rotating its base around a threaded connection until it locks in place so that a solar panel rail support guide can be connected to a generally U-shaped connection on the top of the bracket. The apparatus also offers an improved means to cover the penetration point on the flashing to protect it and prevent water from leaking into the roof as well as an improved way to install the apparatus over existing products. An alternate embodiment of the apparatus is offered to support a rail-less pivot mount as well.

Abstract: A mount assembly for securing a solar panel rail or rail-less support structure directly to a roof surface, the mount assembly including: a base having a top surface and a bottom surface; a guide extending upwards from the top surface of the base, where the guide forms a pair of members extending from opposing sides of the base and an aperture between the pair of members; a cavity formed within the base, where the cavity has an open end and a bottom cavity surface, where the open end is open relative to the top surface of the base; a through-hole, where the through-hole passes from the bottom cavity surface to the bottom surface of the base; a fastener, where the fastener is sized to pass through the through-hole; and a piston member, where the piston member is configured to surround a portion of the fastener.