Patent ID: 8240109
Filing Date: 2012-08-14
Classification: F24S,H02S,Y02B,Y02E,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method of assembling a support structure of intersecting upper panel rails and lower support joists to support an array of solar panels in columns and rows, said method comprising the steps of: (a) identifying characteristics of an installed configuration of said support structure, including relevant measurements of said support structure, panel holding components, upper panel rail profiles, and panels with respect to a selected installation site; (b) assembling said support structure in accordance with said characteristics of said installed configuration at a staging site, including the substeps of: (c) unitarily folding said assembled support structure into a collapsed, interconnected package appropriate for transport and subsequent unitary unfolding; (d) unitarily unfolding and installing said support structure according to said predetermined characteristics of said installed configuration at said installation site; and, (e) sliding said solar panels through panel holding components on adjacent upper panel rails.