Patent ID: 7748175
Filing Date: 2010-07-06
Classification: F24S,H02S,Y02B,Y02E,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method for manufacturing and installing a mounting system with solar panels, photovoltaic devices or solar energy devices, comprising: configuring a material into at least one rail; shaping the rail to include a plurality of tracks formed in the rail with opposing jaws defining a slot, wherein at least two of the plurality of tracks formed perpendicularly to one another, and further wherein the opposing jaws are disposed in the at least one rail asymmetrically to the longitudinal axis of the at least one rail; including at least one ledge extending from the rail; providing at least one coupler, the at least one coupler comprising at least one clamp, and at least one attachment device, and the at least one ledge and at least one coupler configured to receive and secure the solar panel, photovoltaic device or solar energy device; including at least one end plate; means for connecting the at least one rail to a surface, and installing the solar panel, photovoltaic device or solar energy device on the at least one ledge.