Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Photovoltaic mounting rail connector with drop-down connection to first photovoltaic module and slide-in connection to second photovoltaic module
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Application No.: US14986033Application Date: 2015-12-31
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Publication No.: US09673583B2Publication Date: 2017-06-06
- Inventor: Tyrus Hudson , Martin Seery , River Broussard , Malcolm Kimberley
- Applicant: SolarCity Corporation
- Applicant Address: US CA San Mateo
- Assignee: SOLARCITY CORPORATION
- Current Assignee: SOLARCITY CORPORATION
- Current Assignee Address: US CA San Mateo
- Agency: Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
- Main IPC: H01R4/66
- IPC: H01R4/66 ; H01R25/14 ; H01R4/64 ; H01R43/16 ; H02S30/10

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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