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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 18, 1979
Filed:
May. 01, 1978
Applicant:
Inventors:
Patrick F Goolsby, Richmond, VA (US);
David J Laudig, Palos Verdes, CA (US);
Paul A Mechler, La Palma, CA (US);
Steven J Osterhus, Westminster, CA (US);
George F Swenck, Richmond, VA (US);
Assignee:
Reynolds Metals Company, Richmond, VA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F24J / ; E04B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
126417 ; 126442 ; 52222 ;
Abstract
A solar collector is provided comprising a cover assembly which employs a flexible polymeric cover sheet and means for stretching the cover sheet and maintaining it taut under various ambient temperature conditions, a simple and economical peripheral supporting structure, and support means for a solar heat exchanger of the solar collector which supports such heat exchanger in a high strength manner yet in thermally insulated relation.