Combined flexible solar cell panel and deployment/storage mast
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Description
FIG. 1 is a top, front perspective view of a combined flexible solar cell panel and deployment/storage mast showing my new design, the solar cell panel being in stowed condition;
FIGS. 2 and 3 are respectively top front perspective views thereof showing the solar cell panel in the partially and the fully deployed conditions;
FIGS. 4, 5 and 6 are respectively, top rear perspective views thereof showing the solar cell panel in the stowed, partially deployed and fully deployed conditions; and
FIGS. 7, 8 and 9 are respectively, top plan views thereof showing the solar cell panel in the stowed, partially deployed and fully deployed conditions, the bottom being a mirror image of the top in all conditions.
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Patent History
Patent number: D303244
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 4, 1987
Date of Patent: Sep 5, 1989
Assignee: Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. (Troy, MI)
Inventor: Joseph J. Hanak (Birmingham, MI)
Primary Examiner: Susan J. Lucas
Attorneys: Kenneth M. Massaroni, Marvin S. Siskind, Richard M. Goldman
Application Number: 7/128,759
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 4, 1987
Date of Patent: Sep 5, 1989
Assignee: Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. (Troy, MI)
Inventor: Joseph J. Hanak (Birmingham, MI)
Primary Examiner: Susan J. Lucas
Attorneys: Kenneth M. Massaroni, Marvin S. Siskind, Richard M. Goldman
Application Number: 7/128,759
Classifications
Current U.S. Class:
D13/31
