Patent ID: 6552257
Filing Date: 2003-04-22
Classification: F24S,Y02E,Y10S

Abstract:
An apparatus for enabling a solar panel to track a solar or other energy source, comprising:a) a panel; b) a mast operatively connected to said panel; c) a first collar slidingly receiving said mast; d) a sleeve slidingly receiving said mast; e) a link tube for turning said mast, said link tube being slidingly received within said sleeve; f) a controller second collar slidingly receiving said mast; g) a universal joint comprising a first section and a second section, both sections pivotably joined, said first section fixedly attached to one end of said mast and said second section coupled to said panel; h) a first arm fixedly attached to said controller second collar; i) a second arm fixedly attached to said first collar; j) a link pivotably joining said first arm and said second arm; and, k) a first stop associated with said first collar, wherein said mast is capable of vertical movement within said first collar such that said panel can tilt and be displaced angularly.