US 12,139,905 B2
One-piece bonding splice for rails
Erich Kai Stephan, Richmond, CA (US); Glenn Harris, Richmond, CA (US); Peter Wilke, Richmond, CA (US); Nicholas Wenzel, Richmond, CA (US); and James Hsieh, Richmond, CA (US)
Assigned to PEGASUS SOLAR, INC., Richmond, CA (US)
Filed by PEGASUS SOLAR, INC., Richmond, CA (US)
Filed on Feb. 14, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/109,814.
Application 18/109,814 is a continuation of application No. 17/834,774, filed on Jun. 7, 2022, granted, now 11,608,627.
Application 17/834,774 is a continuation of application No. 17/103,682, filed on Nov. 24, 2020, granted, now 11,377,840, issued on Jul. 5, 2022.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/940,771, filed on Nov. 26, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2023/0287674 A1, Sep. 14, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. E04B 1/24 (2006.01); E04C 3/07 (2006.01); E04C 3/04 (2006.01)
CPC E04B 1/2403 (2013.01) [E04C 3/07 (2013.01); E04B 2001/2415 (2013.01); E04B 2001/2433 (2013.01); E04B 2001/2448 (2013.01); E04B 2001/2457 (2013.01); E04C 2003/0417 (2013.01); E04C 2003/0439 (2013.01); E04C 2003/0473 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for connecting rails of a solar panel mount assembly, the method comprising:
aligning first and second edges at a first end of a u-shaped splice with first and second inwardly protruding guides of a first u-shaped rail;
inserting the splice into the first u-shaped rail until the splice is partially installed within the first u-shaped rail;
aligning first and second edges at a second end of the splice with first and second inwardly protruding guides of a second u-shaped rail;
inserting the splice into the second u-shaped rail in cooperation with the first and second inwardly protruding guides, wherein the first and the second inwardly protruding guides prevent lateral movement of the u-shaped splice as the u-shaped splice is inserted into the second u-shaped rail; and
securing one of the first u-shaped rail and the second u-shaped rail to a roof attachment bracket.