Patent ID: 9316417
Filing Date: 2016-04-19
CPC Classification: F24S,H02S,Y02B,Y02E

Claim Text:
1. A framing system for mounting solar collection devices on a support surface of a building structure, the framing system comprising: a plurality of interconnected frame members, each of said frame members comprising a unitary body having at least one longitudinal frame element extending along a first axis and at least one crosswise frame element extending centrally from and generally perpendicular to the longitudinal frame element along a second axis, wherein the at least one longitudinal frame element and the at least one crosswise frame element lie in a plane, the at least one crosswise frame element having opposing free ends comprising a first free end portion and a second free end portion spaced along the second axis, the at least one longitudinal frame element disposed between the opposing free ends; a plurality of connectors connecting the frame members to form one or more rows for supporting an array of solar collection devices, wherein each frame member of the plurality of interconnected frame members comprises a first connector on a first side of the at least one longitudinal element and a second connector on a second side of the at least one longitudinal element, the second side opposite the first side, the first connector extending from the first free end portion along the second axis and the second connector extending from the second free end portion along the second axis; and a plurality of mounts provided at an upper portion of the frame members, wherein the mounts are adapted to secure solar collection devices at a position spaced from said frame members.