US 12,231,076 B1
Rail-less mounting system and devices for attaching solar modules to roofs
Roland Jasmin, Vancouver, WA (US); Brice Veyna, Vancouver, WA (US); Steve Mumma, Oregon City, OR (US); and Jun Liu, Camas, WA (US)
Assigned to Sunmodo Corporation, Vancouver, WA (US)
Filed by Sunmodo Corporation, Vancouver, WA (US)
Filed on Sep. 4, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/824,870.
Int. Cl. H02S 20/23 (2014.01); F24S 25/613 (2018.01)
CPC H02S 20/23 (2014.12) [F24S 25/613 (2018.05)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system of clamping solar modules to a roof, comprising:
a first-row including a first solar module with a first trailing-edge and a second solar module with a second trailing-edge;
a second row including a third solar module with a third leading-edge and a fourth solar module with a fourth leading-edge;
a loop splice secured to the first trailing-edge and the second trailing-edge;
a first module hook bracket secured to the third leading-edge and a second module hook bracket secured to the fourth leading-edge; and
the first module hook bracket and the second module hook bracket rotationally engage the loop splice such that the first solar module and the second solar module of the first-row are rigidly secured to the third solar module and the fourth solar module of the second row, wherein the first solar module, the second solar module, the third solar module, and the fourth solar module are attached directly to the roof without rails.