Patent ID: 8640402

Claim:
A building connector arrangement for securing at least one solar panel to a building, comprising: a cleat including an elongated wall adapted to be secured to the building, two spaced apart L-shaped walls extending outwardly from said elongated wall, said two L-shaped walls opening in opposite facing directions from each other that face each other, each of said L-shaped walls including a first leg that extends in a parallel, spaced and superposed relation from said elongated wall so as to create a space between said first leg and said elongated wall, and said elongated wall including a tail part that extends to one side of one of said L-shaped walls and having an opening therein for insertion of a securing element to secure the tail part to a building structure; and a U-shaped solar panel connector including: a first U-shaped gripping wall engaged with one of said L-shaped walls and with a rear surface of a respective said solar panel, said first U-shaped gripping wall including a second leg in gripping contact with the rear surface of the solar panel, a third leg positioned between said first leg and said elongated wall, and a connecting section which connects together the second and third legs, an opposite second gripping wall engaged with a front surface of the solar panel, and a connecting wall that connects together the first and second gripping walls.