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Granted Patent B2
US 12665537 · App. 18/731,886 · Granted Jun 23, 2026

Clamp for securing a solar panel module

Inventor: Gary Norman (Louisville, CO)
Assignee: Unirac, Inc.
H02S20/22F16B2/065F24S25/60F24S2025/6003
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12665537
App. No.
18/731,886
Granted
Jun 23, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A clamp includes a mount, a connector, and a fastener. The mount has a slot and a channel. The connector attaches to the mount and is transitionable between a first position and a second position in which a solar panel module is securable to the mount. The connector has a post at least partially disposed in the channel and which traverses within the channel between the first position and the second position of the connector. The fastener is disposed at least partially in the slot for attaching the connector to the mount. The fastener tightens to secure the solar panel module to the mount.

Claims (27)

1 . A clamp for a solar panel module, the clamp comprising:

a mount including:

a base defining a slot and a channel,

a first flange extending from the base,

a second flange extending from the base, and

a third flange extending from the base;

a connector that transitions between a first position in which the solar panel module is insertable onto the mount, and a second position in which the solar panel module is clamped to the mount, the connector including:

a first end,

a second end opposite the first end, wherein:

in the first position of the connector, the second end is spaced apart from the third flange by a first distance, and

in the second position of the connector, the second end is spaced apart from the third flange by a second distance that is less than the first distance, and

a pin located between the first end and the second end, the pin disposed at least partially through the channel; and

a fastener disposed at least partially through the slot to attach the connector to the mount.

2 . The clamp of claim 1 , wherein in the second position of the connector, tightening the fastener clamps the solar panel module to the mount.

3 . The clamp of claim 1 , wherein:

the pin is movable within the channel between the first position and the second position; and

the fastener is movable within the slot between the first position and the second position.

4 . The clamp of claim 1 , wherein:

the base includes a second channel; and

the connector includes a second pin disposed at least partially within the second channel.

5 . The clamp of claim 4 , wherein the channel, the second channel, and the slot are parallel to one another.

6 . The clamp of claim 4 , wherein the slot is located between the channel and the second channel.

7 . The clamp of claim 1 , wherein the pin is disposed at least partially through the channel to prevent the connector from rotating during tightening of the fastener.

8 . The clamp of claim 1 , wherein:

the mount includes an end; and

the connector includes a shelf that engages with the end in the first position to prevent the connector transitioning from the first position to the second position.

9 . The clamp of claim 1 , further comprising a biasing element that applies a biasing force to urge the connector in a direction towards the base.