Patent ID: 8516754

Claim:
A photovoltaic module system kit for non-penetrating installation at a substantially flat surface, the kit comprising: first and second photovoltaic modules each including: a photovoltaic device including a photovoltaic laminate, and a frame assembled to and surrounding the photovoltaic laminate to define a unitary structure, the frame including an arm integral with the frame and forming a planar support face for placement against a separate installation surface, wherein the kit is configured to provide a storage state in which the frame of the first photovoltaic module is placed against the frame of the second photovoltaic module such that the respective photovoltaic laminates are parallel, the arm of the first photovoltaic module being transversely off-set from the frame of the second photovoltaic module, wherein the storage state further includes the arm of the second photovoltaic module received within a trough of the arm of the first photovoltaic module.