US 12,009,774 B1
L-foot adapter for rail-based solar panel racking systems
Roland Jasmin, Portland, OR (US)
Assigned to Sunmodo Corporation, Vancouver, WA (US)
Filed by Sunmodo Corporation, Vancouver, WA (US)
Filed on Dec. 29, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/400,244.
Int. Cl. H02S 20/23 (2014.01); F16B 5/02 (2006.01); F24S 25/61 (2018.01); F24S 25/636 (2018.01); F24S 25/65 (2018.01); H02S 30/00 (2014.01); F24S 25/00 (2018.01); F24S 25/60 (2018.01)
CPC H02S 20/23 (2014.12) [F16B 5/02 (2013.01); F24S 25/61 (2018.05); F24S 25/636 (2018.05); F24S 25/65 (2018.05); H02S 30/00 (2013.01); F24S 2025/021 (2018.05); F24S 2025/6005 (2018.05); F24S 2025/6006 (2018.05); Y02E 10/47 (2013.01)] 25 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A device for securing and attaching to a rail, the rail including a rail bottom surface, and for securing a solar panel racking system to a roof, comprising:
an L-foot adapter assembly including:
an L-foot adapter body including a bottom, a first side and a second side each extending upward from the bottom;
a spacer including a spacer front facing the first side, a spacer back facing the second side, and an aperture extending through the spacer front and the spacer back, the spacer front and the spacer back are removably positioned between the first side and the second side;
a threaded fastener extends through the first side, through the aperture in the spacer, and threadedly engages the second side;
the first side includes a first clamping portion and the second side includes a second clamping portion; and
the first clamping portion and the second clamping portion are structured to secure and prevent upward movement of the rail, the first side, the second side, the first clamping portion, and the second clamping portion are spaced apart and positioned so that the rail bottom surface seats directly against the spacer.