US Patent Issued to The Bilco on Nov. 3 for "Articulating solar panel mount" (Connecticut Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,782,004, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to The Bilco Co. (New Haven, Conn.).

"Articulating solar panel mount" was invented by Zachariah Steeves (New Haven, Conn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An articulating solar panel mount comprising a slim profile lower frame that rests on and is affixable to a roof, and a spring-actuated upper frame that is hinged on one side. A solar panel may be attached to the topside of the hinged frame. The mount includes an indexable latching mechanism comprising a reversible quick release that can be adjusted to be accessed from either direction depending on installation needs. The latching release mechanism ...