Patent ID: 8607778
Filing Date: 2013-12-17
Classification: E04D,F24S,H02S,Y02B,Y02E

Abstract:
1. A solar collector mounting system for roof eaves comprising: an elongated rain gutter having an elongated bracket adapted to be attached along an cave portion of a lower roof edge of a roof, the elongated bracket having a first end and a second end and a top edge; an elongated hook formed on the top edge of the elongated bracket, running from the first end to the second end of the elongated bracket, the elongated hook having a downwardly facing open end, the elongated hook protrudes outward from the cave portion of the roof; an indentation in a back wall of the elongated gutter forming an elongated step running along a lower portion of the elongated bracket, the elongated step being parallel to and spaced below the elongated hook, the elongated step protrudes outward away from the eave portion of the roof; and an elongated modular solar collector having a rear wall and a front wall and a top side and a bottom side and a weight, the rear wall having an upwardly extending edge, and the bottom wall having a rear bottom edge, wherein the elongated modular solar collector is mounted to the bracket by inserting the upwardly extending edge of the elongated modular solar collector into the downwardly facing open end of the elongated hook of the bracket, and by supporting the rear bottom edge of the elongated modular solar collector on a top surface of the elongated step of the elongated bracket, so that the solar collector extends off of the lower roof edge, and wherein the bracket is fastened to the eave portion and does not penetrate through the roof, and wherein all of the weight of the elongated solar collector is completely supported by the elongated hook and the elongated step; wherein the module includes: a rectangular box having closed sides and closed bottom and open top; a transparent layer in the open top the box; a pair of conduits beneath the transparent layer; a collector plate beneath the conduits; a layer of insulation beneath the collector plate on the closed bottom of the box; a pair of openings in a left side end of the box for exposing a left end of the pair of the conduits; and a pair of openings in a right side end of the box for exposing a right end of the pair of the conduits.