Patent ID: 8793941

Claim:
A photovoltaic roofing system disposed on a roof deck, the photovoltaic roofing system comprising: a two-part tee element disposed on the roof deck, the two-part tee element comprising: a base piece including a central portion, the central portion including a channel having a bottom surface; two opposed horizontally-extending first and second flanges extending from the central portion, and a top piece attachment feature formed in the central portion, and a top piece including a base piece attachment feature mated with the top piece attachment feature of the base piece; a first covering flange extending outwardly from a side of the top piece, and a vertically extending portion extending upwards from the base piece attachment feature and the first covering flange; one or more fasteners disposed in the channel and driven through the bottom surface of the channel to fasten the base piece of the two part tee element to the roof deck; and a first photovoltaic element disposed on the roof adjacent the base piece, the first photovoltaic element having its edge disposed on the horizontally-extending first flange of the base piece of the two-part tee element, the first covering flange of the top piece overlapping the top surface of the first photovoltaic element.