Patent ID: 7435897

Claim:
A photovoltaic assembly in combination with a building roof, said assembly comprising: a plurality of PV modules; and a plurality of PV module mounting stands distributed on said roof, each of said mounting stands comprising a base plate resting on said roof, and first and second brackets mounted to said base plate in spaced relation to one another; each of said first brackets comprising first and second module-supporting means extending upwardly from said base plate away from said roof and each of said second brackets comprising third and fourth module-supporting means extending upwardly away from said base plate away from said roof, said first and second module-supporting means of each first bracket being attached to a first and second PV modules respectively and said third and fourth module-supporting means of each second bracket being attached to third and fourth PV modules respectively, with each of said PV modules being supported in vertical spaced relation to said roof by the first module-supporting means of a first bracket of a first mounting stand, the second module-supporting means of a first bracket of a second mounting stand, the third module-supporting means of a second bracket of a third mounting stand, and the fourth module-supporting means of a second bracket of a fourth mounting stand.