US 11,990,863 B2
Rail for a photovoltaic module arrangement
James A. Carroll, Aiken, SC (US); Thomas Carroll, Aiken, SC (US); Marvin Hochstedler, Melipilla (CL); and José Miguel Tomicic Müller, Santiago (CL)
Assigned to Brantingham and Carroll Holdings, Inc., Leetsdale, PA (US)
Filed by Brantingham and Carroll Holdings, Inc., Leetsdale, PA (US)
Filed on Feb. 7, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/665,775.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/146,959, filed on Feb. 8, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0255496 A1, Aug. 11, 2022
Int. Cl. H02S 30/10 (2014.01); F16B 5/12 (2006.01)
CPC H02S 30/10 (2014.12) [F16B 5/12 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A rail for a photovoltaic module arrangement, the rail comprising:
a body having at least a top portion, a middle portion, and a bottom portion;
the top portion comprising at least one upper edge, wherein at least one end of the at least one upper edge defines an angle configured to receive a photovoltaic module on the body, wherein the top portion further includes a notch formed as a cut-out in the top portion and extends inwardly from an outer edge of the top portion, wherein the notch is configured to align and secure the photovoltaic module arrangement in a longitudinal direction relative to the rail and the at least one upper edge of the top portion is configured to align and secure the photovoltaic module arrangement in a lateral direction relative to the rail;
the middle portion comprising at least one side edge; and
the bottom portion comprising at least a bottom edge.