Patent ID: 8613169

Claim:
An electrical routing structure for installing on a building structure and interconnecting two adjacent rows of building integrable photovoltaic modules, the electrical routing structure comprising: a base comprising a top edge and a bottom edge defining the width of the base, the width of the base substantially the same as the width of photovoltaic portions of the building integrable photovoltaic modules, the base further comprising a first side edge and a second side edge defining the length of the base; a top flap attached to the base at the top edge of the base such that the length of the top flap substantially coincides with the length of the base, the width of the top flap substantially the same as the width of moisture flap portions of the building integrable photovoltaic modules and greater than the width of the base, the top flap being configured to extend at least under a photovoltaic portion of one building integrable photovoltaic module positioned in a row above the two adjacent rows; a side flap attached to the base at the first side edge and extending along the width of the base and the width of the top flap, the side flap being configured to extend under sealing components of the building structure; a first connector comprising at least two conductive elements and positioned along the first side edge; a second connector comprising at least two conductive elements positioned along the second side edge; and at least two electrical leads each connecting one conductive element of the first connector with a corresponding conductive element of the second connector.