Rail stiffener for supporting a photovoltaic device

Information

  • Patent Grant
  • D1056823
  • Patent Number
    D1,056,823
  • Date Filed
    Friday, August 13, 2021
    3 years ago
  • Date Issued
    Tuesday, January 7, 2025
    a month ago
  • Inventors
    • Truman; Thomas (Toledo, OH, US)
  • Original Assignees
  • Examiners
    • Rademaker; Garth
    • Tisdell; Suzanne E
    Agents
    • MacMillan, Sobanski & Todd, LLC
  • US Classifications
    Field of Search
    • US
    • D08 349
    • D08 354
    • D08 355
    • D08 363
    • D08 373
    • D08 380
    • D25 49
    • D25 55
    • D25 128
    • D25 131
    • D25 132
    • D25 136
    • D25 162
    • D25 166
    • D26 140
    • D06 572
    • D06 567
    • D06 574
    • D06 577
    • D06 580
    • D13 102
    • D13 118
    • D13 184
    • D13 199
    • CPC
    • A47F5/01
    • A47F5/13
    • A47J37/069
    • A47J43/18
    • F24C15/16
  • International Classifications
    • 1302
    • Term of Grant
      15Years
Abstract
Description


FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a new design for a rail stiffener for supporting a photovoltaic device.



FIG. 2 is a right side elevational view of the rail stiffener shown in FIG. 1.



FIG. 3 is a left side elevational view of the rail stiffener shown in FIG. 1.



FIG. 4 is a front side elevational view of the rail stiffener shown in FIG. 1.



FIG. 5 is a back side elevational view of the rail stiffener shown in FIG. 1.



FIG. 6 is a top plan view of the rail stiffener shown in FIG. 1; and,



FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view of the rail stiffener shown in FIG. 1.


The holes on the front and back sides of the rail stiffener are shown in broken lines for illustrative purposes only and represent portions of the rail stiffener that form no part of the claimed design.


Claims
  • The ornamental design for a rail stiffener for supporting a photovoltaic device, as shown and described.
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