is operable to rotate to direct the reflector toward the sun application_number US 79617977 A description for the purposes of promoting an understanding of the principles of the invention reference will now be made to the embodiment illustrated in the drawings and specific language will be used to describe the same it will nevertheless be understood that no limitation of the scope of the invention is thereby intended such alterations and further modifications in the illustrated device and such further applications of the principles of the invention as illustrated therein being contemplated as would normally occur to one skilled in the art to which the invention relates solar energy collectors form one component of solar energy systems which are becoming increasingly important in the overall energy scheme solar energy systems frequently involve complex and expensive components and the cost of acquiring the energy is thereby made prohibitive however the present invention provides a solar energy collector which is both inexpensive and simple to construct and which is adapted for use with a variety of solar energy systems referring in particular to the figures there is shown a solar energy collector 10 constructed in accordance with the present invention collector 10 includes an upper header 11 and a lower header 12 interconnected by pipe 19 and brace 13 solar energy collector 10 includes any number of individual collector units such as 14 which are identical in construction collector unit 14 includes panels such as 17 and 18 against which is positioned a reflector.