Patent ID: 7877937

Claim:
A structural beam for use in constructing a solar power module fabricated from a single piece of material, comprising: a planar sheet with a length having a first edge and a second edge; a first chord disposed generally perpendicular to the planar sheet along the first edge, the chord having a cross-section with five sides, two of which sides are parallel to each other and to the planar sheet and three of which sides are parallel to each other, and are generally perpendicular to the planar sheet; a second chord disposed generally perpendicular to the planar sheet along the second edge, the second chord extending from the planar sheet in the same direction as the first chord, the second chord having a cross-section with five sides, two of which sides are parallel to each other and to the planar sheet and three of which sides are parallel to each other, and are generally perpendicular to the planar sheet; and wherein a first side of the first chord and a first side of the second chord define a space therebetween in which the remaining four sides of the first chord and the remaining five sides of the second chord are disposed.