Patent ID: 9299868
Filing Date: 2016-03-29
CPC Classification: F24S,H01L,H02S,Y02E,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A mounting assembly for supporting a solar panel relative to a support structure, when the solar panel is supported above the support structure, the support structure having an upper surface and a lower surface spaced from the upper surface, the mounting assembly comprising: a restraining element; a retaining element; and a biasing assembly disposed between the restraining element and the retaining element and including at least a first biasing element, wherein, when the mounting assembly is mounted on the support structure with the restraining element below and facing the lower surface of the support structure and the retaining element above and facing the upper surface of the support structure, and a securing element attached to a solar panel is secured between the retaining element and the upper surface of the support structure by a force applied through the first biasing element, the first biasing element resiliently urges the retaining element away from the upper surface of the support structure or resiliently urges the restraining element away from the lower surface of the support structure, wherein the first biasing element resiliently urges the restraining element away from the lower surface of the support structure, and the biasing assembly further includes a second biasing element, wherein, when the mounting assembly is mounted on the support structure with the restraining element below and facing the lower surface of the support structure and a securing element supporting a solar panel is secured between the retaining element and the upper surface of the support structure, the second biasing element resiliently urges the securing element toward the retaining element.