Patent ID: 8479459

Claim:
A combination for supporting a standalone or partially standalone solar PV roof deck including: a beam including an enclosed hollow upper beam member, an enclosed hollow lower beam member, and a beam end portion joining one end of the upper beam member and lower beam member, the beam end portion including an enclosed hollow channel and an aperture for passing wires; the beam end portion including a hook and a tab extending away from the beam end portion, the hook and the tab forming a hook/tab pair; a column capital, secured to a column, the column capital including a plurality of approximately vertical faces, the plurality of faces forming a hollow conduit; each face includes a plurality of slots for receiving the hook/tab pair and thereby securing the beam to the column in a fixed and non-rotatable position; and each face including an aperture for passing wires, the face aperture positioned and shaped to align with the beam end aperture.