Patent ID: 9320926
Filing Date: 2016-04-26
CPC Classification: A62C,E04B,F24S,Y02B,Y02E

Claim Text:
1. A fire blocking apparatus for a solar panel mounted on brackets that separate the solar panel from a roof surface comprising: a first edge coupling joint; and a first structure, having a length and a width, coupled to a first edge of the solar panel along a first edge of the first structure by the first edge coupling joint at a first angle relative to the solar panel; wherein the width of the first structure is dimensioned to be greater than a gap between the solar panel and the roof surface; and wherein the first structure or the first edge coupling joint is configured to alter a first angle relative to the solar panel upon application of heat or fire of a predetermined temperature from a first direction, the first angle being defined by the solar panel and the roof surface; wherein the first edge coupling joint comprises a heat or fire sensitive material configured to melt, deform, or warp at the predetermined temperature to alter the first angle relative to the solar panel and dispose the first structure to block the gap between the solar panel and the roof surface from a first side of the solar panel.