Support structure for tracking solar collectors

- SunPower Corporation
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Description

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.

Claims

The ornamental design for a support structure for tracking solar collectors, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D586737
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 22, 2008
Date of Patent: Feb 17, 2009
Assignee: SunPower Corporation (San Jose, CA)
Inventors: Daniel S. Shugar (San Bruno, CA), Charles Almy (Berkeley, CA), Jason Jones (Berkeley, CA)
Primary Examiner: Prabhakar Deshmukh
Assistant Examiner: Derrick Holland
Attorney: Haynes Beffel & Wolfeld LLP
Application Number: 29/304,041
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Solar Unit Or Component Thereof (D13/102)