US 12,323,090 B2
Rail spacing tool for photovoltaic module(s)
Ernest Gallegos, Albuquerque, NM (US); Jeffrey Ballard, Albuquerque, NM (US); and Tristen Foley, Rio Rancho, NM (US)
Assigned to Unirac, Inc., Albuquerque, NM (US)
Filed by Unirac, Inc., Albuquerque, NM (US)
Filed on May 19, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/199,814.
Prior Publication US 2024/0388240 A1, Nov. 21, 2024
Int. Cl. H02S 20/30 (2014.01); H02S 30/10 (2014.01)
CPC H02S 20/30 (2014.12) [H02S 30/10 (2014.12)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
6. A system comprising:
a bar;
a first spacing tool including:
a first base,
a first flange,
a second flange,
a first receptacle configured to receive at least a portion of a first rail that supports a photovoltaic module, and
a first collar defining a first channel disposed between the first flange and the second flange, the first channel being configured to receive a first portion of the bar; and
a second spacing tool including:
a second base,
a third flange,
a fourth flange,
a second receptacle configured to receive at least a portion of a second rail that supports the photovoltaic module, and
a second collar defining a second channel disposed between the third flange and the fourth flange, the second channel being configured to receive a second portion of the bar.