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A foundation has steps for mounting a large number of solar ray collecting devices. The steps have an approximately equilateral polygonal configuration, for instance, triangular, hexagonal, and the like and have an apex at their forward position. The solar ray collecting device is mounted on each of

A foundation has steps for mounting a large number of solar ray collecting devices. The steps have an approximately equilateral polygonal configuration, for instance, triangular, hexagonal, and the like and have an apex at their forward position. The solar ray collecting device is mounted on each of the polygonal steps, and the entire structure moves rotatably following the movement of the sun.

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A support foundation comprising a support structure means operable to move to follow the sun, said support structure means having structural step parts forming a plurality of steps disposed at different elevations, said support structure further comprising an underlying structure supporting said str

A support foundation comprising a support structure means operable to move to follow the sun, said support structure means having structural step parts forming a plurality of steps disposed at different elevations, said support structure further comprising an underlying structure supporting said structural step parts, said underlying structure being generally centrally disposed relative to said structural step parts so as to provide a generally balanced load on said underlying structure, each of said steps having at least one base, a solar ray collector mounted on each of said bases, each of said solar ray collectors having a light-receiving surface, each of said base having an equilateral polygonal configuration, said bases in adjacent steps being vertically spaced from one another at a distance at least as great as the vertical height of said light-receiving surface so as to preclude having the shadow of a solar ray collector projecting on a rearwardly disposed solar ray collector, said bases on said one step being horizontally positioned between the bases on the next higher step so as to provide for alternately staggered solar ray collectors on successive steps, said light-receiving surface comprising a lens, said solar ray collector further comprising an optical conductor cable having a light-receiving edge, each of said solar ray collectors having an access door facing to the rear away from the sun to provide access for positioning said light-receiving edge of said optical conductor cable at the focus of said lens, said structural step parts extending from said base so as to free the rearwardly facing area of said base to provide for access to said door to thereby permit adjustment of said solar ray collector from the rear of the support structure away from the sun as said solar ray collector continues to unobstructedly receive solar rays from the sun.