US 7,464,703 B2
	Sun tracker for solar panels
Jack Aaron, 21802 Twinford Dr., Lake Forest, Calif. 92630 (US)
Filed on Jul. 28, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/494,953.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/709415, filed on Aug. 18, 2005.
Prior Publication US 2007/0051401 A1, Mar. 08, 2007
Int. Cl. F24J 2/38 (2006.01)

U.S. Cl. 126—605  [126/600; 254/264]

10 Claims

1. A solar panel with apparatus for elevating a hinged solar panel member with respect to a base member, said apparatus including a pair of springs offset with respect to one another and connected between said hinged and said base member such that the springs are under tension when said hinged member is in a collapsed position, said apparatus also including first and second arms operative to move in opposite directions along parallel axes, said first arm being connected to said base member, said second arm being connected to said hinged member, said apparatus including a pulley system connected to said first and second arms and to said springs, said pulley system being operative to extend said arms controllably to elevate said hinged member, said pulley system and the weight of said hinged member being operative to extend said springs upon the withdrawal of said arms from the extended positions.