Abstract: A solar energy collector utilizes a generally wedge-shaped device whose lateral upper surface is receptive of light rays passing therethrough into the wedge-shaped body of the collector. The lower surface of the collector reflects rays upwardly towards the upper surface. Such rays are re-reflected back towards the lowermost lower surface. Each successive internal reflection tends to further dispose the reflected rays in a direction substantially parallel to a plane located intermediate the upper and lower surfaces and substantially thereinbetween. A solar operated heater, disposed at the external face of the wedge-shaped collector is heated by all the rays directed towards such heater. The collector may be provided with a prismatic adapter located above the upper surface of the collector.

Abstract: A solar heat receiving and utilizing device including a main housing with a Sun-ray receiving window with a main channel into which the heat rays are conducted, and ultimately directed through the channel to outlet windows for heating boilers and similar heat using devices. It uses both one-way influx windows about a main channel, and also glass prisms to conduct the Solar rays and bend them into the main channel. Heat insulating lagging is used around the main housing to block incidental heat escape during conversion from Sun rays to utilizable heat.