Patent ID: 7900407
Filing Date: 2011-03-08
Classification: F24S,H02S,Y02B,Y02E

Abstract:
1. A frame assembly for a solar panel, the frame comprising: a plurality of frame members that are structured to collectively support and hold a first solar module; wherein at least one of the plurality of frame members is structured to adjoin a frame member of a second solar module in forming a joining with the frame member of the second solar module over a length where the frame member of the first and second solar module adjoin; wherein at least one of the plurality of frame members includes an embedded electrical connector for connecting to a frame member that supports and holds the second solar module; wherein the at least one of the plurality of frame members is shaped to receive an overlap frame thickness that extends from the frame member of the second solar module in forming the joining; and wherein the at least one of the plurality of frame members is shaped to extend an overlap frame thickness to the frame member of the second solar module in forming the joining with the frame member of the second solar module.