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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 22, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2013
Applicant:
Richard O. Rhodes, San Francisco, CA (US);
Inventor:
Richard O. Rhodes, San Francisco, CA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01B 13/016 (2006.01); B29C 53/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 53/083 (2013.01);
Abstract
A panel former is provided for producing a panel that is formed from polymer tubing for solar collectors, heat exchangers, and other devices. The panel former can receive the tubing and continuously wrap the tubing around a drum so that support members can be welded to the tubing. After the support members are welded to the tubing, the tubing can be cut along a line substantially parallel to the support members to remove the tubing from the panel former and to form the risers in a panel.