Patent ID: 11879668
Assignee: FLEXRACK BY QCELLS LLC
Field: Thermal processes and apparatus (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F  Y | IPC F

Claim 0:
1. A method for mounting an upright beam of a solar panel support assembly to an anchor, comprising:
providing an adaptor including (a) a hollow connector having an open anchor receiving bottom end and a top end, the hollow connector having an inner surface that is shaped complementary to an outer surface of the anchor with dimensions slightly larger than that of the anchor so that the anchor may be received in the bottom end of the hollow connector in a telescoping fashion, and at least two bolt hole sets, each bolt hole set including at least three bolt holes uniformly distributed about a perimeter of the hollow connector at an axial level, and the at least two bolt hole sets being axially distanced from one another by an axial distance, (b) an intermediate plate having a top surface and a bottom surface fixed to the top end of the hollow connector, and (c) an upright beam connector fixed to the top surface of the intermediate plate, extending upward from the intermediate plate and being configured to connect to an upright beam;
telescoping the hollow connector over the anchor such that the bottom surface of the intermediate plate rests on a top surface of the anchor;
tightening set screws in the two bolt hole sets such that the set screws provide frictional force against the outer surface of the anchor;
gimballing the hollow connector with respect to the anchor using spacing between the inner surface of the hollow connector and the anchor; and
coupling the upright beam of the solar panel support assembly to the upright beam connector.