Mounting clips for panel installation

Title: Mounting clips for panel installation

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:: Cavieres, Andres; Al-Haddad, Tristan; Goodman, Joseph; Valdes, Francisco

Issue Date:: 2017-02-14

OSTI Identifier:: 1343740

Assignee:: Georgia Tech Research Corporation DOEEE

Patent Number(s):: 9,571,031

Application Number:: 14/771,246

Contract Number:: EE0005441

Resource Relation:: Patent File Date: 2014 Mar 28

Research Org:: Georgia Tech Research Corporation, Atlanta, GA (United States)

Sponsoring Org:: USDOE

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 42 ENGINEERING

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