Patent ID: 8850756

Claim:
A system for mounting a solar panel module above a surface, the system comprising: a first support structure and a second support structure, each of the first support structure and the second support structure comprising: a first lateral support member extending laterally between two post members a first predetermined height above a supporting surface, the first lateral support member supporting a first portion of a first solar panel module; and a first clamp movably attached to the first lateral support member and movable along a length of the first lateral support member and attached to the first portion of the first solar panel module supported by the first lateral support member; wherein each of the first support structure and the second support structure are separately mounted to the supporting surface and aligned along a first axis to have each first lateral support member of the first support structure and the second support structure support the first portion of the first solar panel module; and wherein the first clamp of the first support structure is moved to a first Airy point of the first solar panel module and the first clamp of the second support structure is configured to be moved to a second Airy point of the first solar panel module for attaching the first portion of the first solar panel module to be supported by each respective lateral support member.