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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 04, 2024
Nextpower Llc, Fremont, CA (US);
Ricardo Delgado-Nanez, San Jose, CA (US);
NEXTPOWER LLC, Fremont, CA (US);
Abstract
A coupling for use with a solar tracker includes an elongate body defining opposed top and bottom surfaces, the bottom surface defining a pair of protuberances disposed in spaced relation along a length of the elongate body and defining a gap therebetween, each of the pair of protuberances including a tab disposed thereon adjacent the gap, wherein the gap is configured to receive a torque tube such that an inner surface of the gap and the tabs of each of the pair of protuberances abut a portion of the torque tube, wherein each tab of the pair of protuberances includes a bore defined therethrough that is configured to receive a fastener to couple the elongate body to a torque tube.