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Support structure for tracking solar collectors

Granted 17 Feb 2009 · no office action yet

Current assignee: Unirac Inc. · originally SunPower

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Inventors: Jason Jones, Daniel S. Shugar, Charles Almy · Examiner: Prabhakar Deshmukh · AU 2912 · TC 2900

Application
29/304,041
filed 22 Feb 2008
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US D586737
granted 17 Feb 2009

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Description

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›The support structure for tracking solar collectors is…

The support structure for tracking solar collectors is used to support solar collectors to obtain energy from solar radiation.

FIG. 1 is a front, top, right side isometric view of a support structure for tracking solar collectors with the outline of solar collectors and base supports shown in broken lines;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a right side elevational view thereof, the left side elevational view being a mirror image;

FIG. 4 is a front elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 5 is a rear elevational view thereof.

The broken lines in the drawings show environmental structure that forms no part of the claimed design.

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D13/102

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