US 12,244,262 B2
Capture and support mount for retaining installed solar panels
Fraser M. Smith, Salt Lake City, UT (US)
Assigned to Sarcos Corp., Salt Lake City, UT (US)
Filed by Sarcos Corp., Salt Lake City, UT (US)
Filed on Jan. 9, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/094,905.
Prior Publication US 2024/0235460 A1, Jul. 11, 2024
Int. Cl. H02S 20/30 (2014.01)
CPC H02S 20/30 (2014.12) 51 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A solar panel mount configured to receive and retain a solar panel in an installed position, the solar panel mount comprising:
a panel rest comprising a seating surface for a lower surface of the solar panel;
a first support structure defining, at least in part, a first retaining channel positioned at a first end of the panel rest to receive and retain a first edge of the solar panel in the installed position, the first support structure comprising:
a back stop positioned adjacent to and extending away from the panel rest;
an upper guide stop extending from the back stop at a first angle with respect to the back stop, the first angle comprising an insertion angle, which substantially corresponds to an angle at which the solar panel is inserted into the first support structure, and wherein the upper guide stop diverges from the panel rest as it extends from the backstop;
a second support structure positioned offset from the first support structure and defining, at least in part, a second retaining channel, the first retaining channel comprising a different size than the second retaining channel;
wherein the first retaining channel and the second retaining channel are spatially positioned apart from, and oriented relative to, one another at a distance greater than a length of the solar panel such that the first retaining channel is positioned to receive the first edge of the solar panel and the second retaining channel is positioned to receive a second edge of the solar panel opposite the first edge to secure the solar panel in the installed position.