Mounting clips for panel installation
Abstract
An exemplary mounting clip for removably attaching panels to a supporting structure comprises a base, spring locking clips, a lateral flange, a lever flange, and a spring bonding pad. The spring locking clips extend upwardly from the base. The lateral flange extends upwardly from a first side of the base. The lateral flange comprises a slot having an opening configured to receive at least a portion of one of the one or more panels. The lever flange extends outwardly from the lateral flange. The spring bonding flange extends downwardly from the lever flange. At least a portion of the first spring bonding flange comprises a serrated edge for gouging at least a portion of the one or more panels when the one or more panels are attached to the mounting clip to electrically and mechanically couple the one or more panels to the mounting clip.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1343740
- Patent Number(s):
- 9571031
- Application Number:
- 14/771,246
- Assignee:
- Georgia Tech Research Corporation
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F16 - ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS F16B - DEVICES FOR FASTENING OR SECURING CONSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS OR MACHINE PARTS TOGETHER, e.g. NAILS, BOLTS, CIRCLIPS, CLAMPS, CLIPS, WEDGES, JOINTS OR JOINTING
F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F24 - HEATING F24S - SOLAR HEAT COLLECTORS
- DOE Contract Number:
- EE0005441
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 2014 Mar 28
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 42 ENGINEERING
Citation Formats
Cavieres, Andres, Al-Haddad, Tristan, Goodman, Joseph, and Valdes, Francisco. Mounting clips for panel installation. United States: N. p., 2017.
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Cavieres, Andres, Al-Haddad, Tristan, Goodman, Joseph, & Valdes, Francisco. Mounting clips for panel installation. United States.
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"Mounting clips for panel installation". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1343740.
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title = {Mounting clips for panel installation},
author = {Cavieres, Andres and Al-Haddad, Tristan and Goodman, Joseph and Valdes, Francisco},
abstractNote = {An exemplary mounting clip for removably attaching panels to a supporting structure comprises a base, spring locking clips, a lateral flange, a lever flange, and a spring bonding pad. The spring locking clips extend upwardly from the base. The lateral flange extends upwardly from a first side of the base. The lateral flange comprises a slot having an opening configured to receive at least a portion of one of the one or more panels. The lever flange extends outwardly from the lateral flange. The spring bonding flange extends downwardly from the lever flange. At least a portion of the first spring bonding flange comprises a serrated edge for gouging at least a portion of the one or more panels when the one or more panels are attached to the mounting clip to electrically and mechanically couple the one or more panels to the mounting clip.},
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place = {United States},
year = {2017},
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