Patent ID: 7918221
Filing Date: 2011-04-05
Classification: F24S,H02S,Y02B,Y02E

Abstract:
1. A method of packaging solar modules for shipping, said method comprising: releasably positioning a plurality of first spaced shipping inserts into the trough of a first pan, wherein said first pan is used for installing at least one of the solar modules during use, said first pan comprising a length of a material having a trough-shaped cross- section which forms said trough; each of said first spaced shipping inserts having a plurality of parallel slots therein which align with said slots in the other of said first spaced shipping inserts to thereby effectively provide a plurality of parallel slots across said first pan when said first spaced shipping inserts are within said trough of said first pan, wherein each of said first spaced shipping inserts having a shape conformed to said trough, and each of said first shipping inserts position generally transverse to said length of said first pan; placing one edge of a solar module into each of said parallel slots in said first spaced shipping inserts; releasably positioning a plurality of second spaced shipping inserts into the trough of a second pan, wherein said second pan is used for installing at least one of the solar modules during use, said second pan having the same construction as said first pan; each of said second spaced shipping inserts having a plurality of parallel slots therein which align with said slots in the other said second inserts to thereby effectively provide a second plurality of parallel, longitudinal slots across said second pan when said inserts are within said trough of said second pan, wherein each of said second spaced shipping inserts having a shape conformed to said trough, and each of said second spaced shipping inserts position generally transverse to a length of said second pan; and placing the opposite edge of each of said solar modules into a respective parallel slot in said second spaced shipping inserts to thereby protect said edges of said module during shipping.