Patent ID: 8407895

Claim:
A method of manufacturing a clip for holding at least one photovoltaic structure to a support structure, said method comprising: forming a clip frame having a common support area, a first and second sidewall each connected, respectively, to the common support area, and a first and second top extension each connected, respectively, to the first and second sidewalls; and forming a pair of extending panel holding elements, each panel holding element adapted to hold an edge portion of a photovoltaic structure, each panel holding element abutting the first and second sidewalls, respectively, of the clip frame, and each extending in an opposite direction from said common support area, one of said panel holding elements extending from said common support area to a greater extent than the other of said panel holding elements, wherein each top extension of the clip frame each comprises a top exterior surface and at least one structural feature located on each top exterior surface which cooperates with the respective holding element to hold the holding element in place with the clip frame.