Patent ID: 8413312

Claim:
A method of installing a photovoltaic structure on a support element having at least one first clip and at least one second clip, each of said clips being preassembled to the support element, each of said clips having a clip frame with a support area, a sidewall connected to the support area, and a top extension connected to the sidewall, each of said clips further having a holding element adapted to hold onto an edge portion of the photovoltaic structure, a length of the holding element of said second clip being shorter than a length of the holding element of said first clip, the top extension of each clip frame each comprising a top exterior surface and at least one structural feature located on the top exterior surface which cooperates with the respective holding element to hold the holding element in place with the clip frame, the method comprising: inserting a first edge portion of the photovoltaic structure into the respective holding element of the at least one first clip mounted on said support element; laying the photovoltaic structure parallel to the support element; and sliding the photovoltaic structure towards the at least one second clip such that a second edge portion opposite to the first edge portion of the photovoltaic structure in inserted into the respective shorter holder element of the at least one second clip mounted on said support element opposite to said at least one first clip.