Trifold solar panel

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Description

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a trifold solar panel in a partially folded configuration;

FIG. 2 is a front view of the trifold solar panel shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a back view of the trifold solar panel shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a left side view of the trifold solar panel shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a right side view of the trifold solar panel shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a top view of the trifold solar panel shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a bottom view of the trifold solar panel shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 8 is a front perspective view of the trifold solar panel shown in FIG. 1 in a non-folded configuration;

FIG. 9 is a front view of the trifold solar panel shown in FIG. 8;

FIG. 10 is a front view of the trifold solar panel shown in FIG. 8;

FIG. 11 is a left side view of the trifold solar panel shown in FIG. 8;

FIG. 12 is a right side view of the trifold solar panel shown in FIG. 8;

FIG. 13 is a top view of the trifold solar panel shown in FIG. 8; and,

FIG. 14 is a bottom view of the trifold solar panel shown in FIG. 8.

The broken lines shown represent unclaimed subject matter and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a trifold solar panel, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D755119
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 8, 2014
Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
Assignee: COMPOSITE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT, INC. (Lafayette, CO)
Inventors: Naseem A. Munshi (Lafayette, CO), Mark Reavis (Berthoud, CO), Doug Richardson (Westminster, CO), Robert Taylor (Lafayette, CO), Michael L. Tupper (Lafayette, CO), Paul Fabian (Lafayette, CO)
Primary Examiner: Derrick Holland
Assistant Examiner: Jennifer O King
Application Number: 29/504,735
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Solar Unit Or Component Thereof (D13/102)