Patent ID: 8875401

Claim:
A solar panel clamp assembly comprising: a left-handed clamp comprising: a lower structural arm; an upper structural arm, having a clamping structure, and coupled to a first side of the lower structural arm at a first angle; and a lip surface coupled to a second side of the lower structural arm at a second angle; and a right-handed clamp comprising: a lower structural arm; an upper structural arm, having a clamping structure, and coupled to a first side of the lower structural arm at a first angle; wherein a second side of the lower structural arm of the right-handed clamp is dimensioned to fit against the second side of the left-handed clamp; and wherein a first end of the right-handed clamp is seated on the lip surface and a first surface of the clamping structure of the left-handed clamp matches up with a first surface of the clamping structure of the right-handed clamp, and wherein the upper structural arm is configured to rest on a top surface of a purlin, and wherein the first side of the lower structural arm is configured to fit against a side surface of the purlin.