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US 10,247,447 B2Granted
Solar oven positioning
OwnerThomas Mark Hoffmanninventor
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Abstract
Positioning a radiation collection device such as a solar oven using a positioning system attached to an outside of a building structure. The positioning system allowing the collection device to be positioned in a plurality of locations where at least one of the plurality of locations is away from the building structure to allow the radiation collection device to collect solar radiation.
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A method for allowing an operator inside a building structure to cook using a solar oven, comprising:
- providing a positioning system attached to the solar oven, the position system being attached to the building structure;
- using the positioning system to transport the solar oven from a first location accessible to the operator, allowing the operator to place food for cooking into the solar oven while the operator remains inside the building structure, to a second location along the track outside and away from the building structure where at the second location the solar oven can collect solar radiation and use heat from the solar radiation to cook the food placed in the solar oven by the operator, the second location being out of direct physical reach of the operator when the operator is within the building structure;
- using the positioning system to transport the solar oven back to the first location where the food cooked using solar radiation can be removed by the operator from the solar oven;
- and,
- wherein the operator controls movement of the solar oven away from the building structure while the operator remains inside the building structure and the position system remains attached to the building structure.
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A method for controlling location of a solar oven, comprising:
- attaching a positioning system to a radiation collection device that receives food for cooking and to a mounting system, the position system allowing the radiation collection device to be positioned in a first location where the food is placed within the radiation collection device by an operator and then to be positioned in a plurality of locations different from the first location to allow the radiation collection device to collect solar radiation for cooking the food;
- using a structural extension assembly of the positioning system to extend the radiation collection device radially out from an anchored pivot, including,
- moving the radiation collection device on a moveable carriage that travels along a rail system, wherein a direction at which the radiation collection device extends from the anchored pivot can be varied by moving the track the rail system around the anchored pivot,
- controlling location of the moveable carriage along the rail system with a cable system.
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A method to adjust position of a radiation collection device for a solar oven, comprising:
- attaching a moveable carriage to the radiation collection device;
- moving the moveable carriage, from a first location where food for cooking can be placed within the radiation collection device, radially away from an anchored pivot by a structural extension to a location different from the first location to allow the radiation collection device to collect solar radiation for cooking the food, wherein the structural extension includes at least one channel rail member on which the moveable carriage travels;
- moving the moveable carriage back to the first location where the food can be removed from the radiation collection device;
- controlling the moveable carriage with a carriage control system that controls location of the moveable carriage along the at least one channel rail member, the carriage control system being configured so a user located near the anchored pivot can use the carriage control system to control movement of the moveable carriage along the at least one channel rail member even when the moveable carriage is beyond reach of the user, wherein a direction at which the radiation collection device moves from the anchored pivot can be varied by moving the at least one channel rail member around the anchored pivot.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.