US 12,474,014 B2
Attachment bracket apparatus
Ernest Gallegos, Albuquerque, NM (US); and Neha Avadhoot, Hyderabad (IN)
Assigned to Unirac, Inc., Albuquerque, NM (US)
Filed by Unirac Inc., Albuquerque, NM (US)
Filed on Feb. 14, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/109,734.
Prior Publication US 2023/0258295 A1, Aug. 17, 2023
Int. Cl. F16M 13/02 (2006.01)
CPC F16M 13/02 (2013.01) [F16M 2200/08 (2013.01)] 13 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An attachment bracket apparatus for supporting photovoltaic modules attachable to a mounting structure, the attachment bracket apparatus comprising:
a base having a surface that extends along a first plane;
a waterproof sheet sized to be accommodated between the base and the mounting structure when the base is attached to the mounting structure; and
a flange extending away from the base and along a second plane that is transverse to a length of the base and the first plane, the flange delineating a division between a first portion of the base and a second portion of the base,
wherein the base includes:
a central axis extending along the length of the base,
a first hole located along the central axis and through the first portion of the base,
a second hole located along the central axis and through the second portion of the base,
one or more third holes located through the first portion of the base, and
one or more fourth holes located through the second portion of the base,
wherein the one or more third holes, respectively, are positioned offset from the central axis and are further offset from each other, respectively, in a direction that is perpendicular to a direction of extension of the central axis, and
wherein a distance between the first hole and the second hole is less than a distance between a third hole of the one or more third holes and a fourth hole of the one or more fourth holes, wherein the flange includes one or more grooves on an outward facing surface of the flange, the grooves extending between opposing lateral sides of the flange.