US 12,009,647 B2
Solar cable retention clips and systems for structure mounting
Dorothy Michael, Portland, TN (US); Steve Ferguson, Portland, TN (US); Joaquin Pereda, Portland, TN (US); and Dean Solon, Portland, TN (US)
Assigned to SHOALS TECHNOLOGIES GROUP, LLC, Portland, TN (US)
Filed by SHOALS TECHNOLOGIES GROUP, LLC, Portland, TN (US)
Filed on May 3, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/735,806.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/262,848, filed on Oct. 21, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/201,587, filed on May 5, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0356963 A1, Nov. 10, 2022
Int. Cl. H02G 3/32 (2006.01); F16L 3/10 (2006.01); F16L 3/127 (2006.01); H01B 7/00 (2006.01); H02G 3/04 (2006.01); H02S 30/10 (2014.01); H02S 40/30 (2014.01)
CPC H02G 3/0456 (2013.01) [F16L 3/1033 (2013.01); F16L 3/127 (2013.01); H01B 7/0045 (2013.01); H02G 3/32 (2013.01); H02S 30/10 (2014.12); H02S 40/30 (2014.12)] 26 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A cable retention clip comprising:
a structure retention section having a clamp body having a base wall and two side walls forming a planar slot therebetween;
at least one grip element in the slot and coupled with at least one of the two side walls, wherein the at least one grip element is resiliently deformable and, in an absence of any structure being retained within the planar slot, spans the planar slot between the two side walls along at least a portion of a length of the planar slot; and
a cable retention section coupled to the structure retention section, the cable retention section comprising a clip body defining at least two cable retention channels each having a cable opening that extends the length of the respective cable retention channel to form a C-shape, each cable retention channel being parallel with each other cable retention channel.