Patent ID: 7888588

Claim:
A tracking solar collector assembly comprising: Southside supports, each Southside support having a first pivot connector; North side supports, each North side support comprising: a base; a second pivot connector; and one or two support elements, having upper and lower ends, connected to the base at lower ends and to the second pivot connector at upper ends; solar collector support structures, each solar collector support structure having first and second spaced apart pivotal support points defining a tilt axis; at least one solar collector mounted to each solar collector support structure; the first support points of the solar collector support structures pivotally connected to and supported by the first pivot connector of the Southside supports; the second support points of the solar collector support structures pivotally connected to and supported by said North side supports; and a tilting assembly comprising: a drive element secured to each solar collector support structure; a drive element coupler operably coupling the drive elements, the drive elements and the drive element coupler creating a drive assembly; and a driver coupled to the drive assembly so that operation of the driver causes the drive elements move in unison thus causing the solar collector support structures and the solar collectors therewith to tilt in unison.