US 11,894,800 B2
Height adjustable solar panel mounting assembly
Nathan Schuit, Edgewood, NM (US); Jason Mayfield, Albuquerque, NM (US); Klaus Nicolaedis, Albuquerque, NM (US); and Todd Ganshaw, Albuquerque, NM (US)
Assigned to Unirac Inc., Albuquerque, NM (US)
Filed by Unirac Inc., Albuquerque, NM (US)
Filed on Nov. 22, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/532,665.
Application 17/532,665 is a division of application No. 16/554,302, filed on Aug. 28, 2019, granted, now 11,183,965.
Application 16/554,302 is a division of application No. 15/138,018, filed on Apr. 25, 2016, granted, now 10,461,682, issued on Jul. 5, 2016.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/217,580, filed on Sep. 11, 2015.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/200,262, filed on Aug. 3, 2015.
Prior Publication US 2022/0085748 A1, Mar. 17, 2022
Int. Cl. H02S 20/23 (2014.01); F24S 25/632 (2018.01); F24S 25/636 (2018.01); F24S 25/00 (2018.01)
CPC H02S 20/23 (2014.12) [F24S 25/632 (2018.05); F24S 25/636 (2018.05); F24S 2025/019 (2018.05); Y02B 10/10 (2013.01); Y02B 10/20 (2013.01); Y02E 10/47 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of mounting a solar panel in a solar panel mounting assembly that includes a mounting bracket and a helical drive, wherein the mounting bracket is vertically adjustable by the helical drive, the method comprising steps of:
mounting the solar panel in the mounting bracket; and
after the step of mounting, vertically adjusting a height of the mounting bracket by vertically moving the helical drive along teeth and grooves of a first vertical arm of a stanchion and teeth and grooves of a second vertical arm of the stanchion.