Support assembly for supporting photovoltaic modules

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8869471
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13923303

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A support assembly for supporting one or more photovoltaic modules on a support surface is disclosed herein. The support assembly includes (i) a body portion, the body portion including a base portion for accommodating one or more ballasts, the body portion comprising polymer; and (ii) integrated grounding means, the integrated ground means configured to provide integrated grounding between adjacent photovoltaic modules. The support assembly is configured to bridge multiple rows of photovoltaic modules without being directly secured to any other support assembly. Thus the support assembly can be utilized to support a wide variety of different sizes of photovoltaic modules. A mounting system for supporting a plurality of photovoltaic modules on a support surface, which comprises a plurality of separate support assemblies, is also disclosed herein.

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UNIRAC INC1411 BROADWAY BOULEVARD NE ALBUQUERQUE NM 87102

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Huth, James Joseph Athens, US 4 154
Wildes, Brian James Athens, US 17 510

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