Patent ID: 8430372

Claim:
A solar cell module mounting assembly, comprising: a mounting device adapted for attachment to a building surface; a removable mounting plate comprising upper and lower surfaces, wherein said mounting plate is positioned directly on an upper surface of said mounting device such that part of said lower surface of said mounting plate interfaces with said upper surface of said mounting device, and wherein said mounting plate extends beyond an outer perimeter of said mounting device to accommodate supporting a pair of solar cell modules when positioned on said upper surface of said mounting plate; a clamping member comprising a base and first and second clamping legs that are disposed in opposing relation and that extend upwardly from said base; a removable stud comprising first and second stud ends, wherein said stud extends though said base of said clamping member, then through said mounting plate, and then into threaded engagement with said mounting device; a first nut threaded onto said first end of said stud and engaged with a first side of said base of said clamping member; and a second nut positioned on said stud on a second side of said base of said clamping member, wherein said second side of said base of said clamping member projects in a direction of said upper surface of said mounting plate, wherein said second nut is spaced from said second stud end and is engaged with said upper surface of said mounting plate and clamps said mounting plate onto said mounting device, and wherein said stud extends upwardly from said base of said clamping member to said first stud end.