Solar energy air roof
OwnerDouglad A. Wilkeinventor
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Abstract
A ready-to-assemble kit for a solar air heater including (a) a prefabricated, substantially closed heating chamber to be disposed upon a base member, (b) guide strips to be secured to the base member around the perimeter of the chamber, and (c) glazing supports having elongated slots along their bottoms, which slots are keyed to snuggly fit over the guide strips.
Claims11
In an apparatus for heating air with solar energy, wherein said air is heated in a chamber disposed below a glazing, the improvement wherein said apparatus comprises a kit capable of on-site assembly upon a planar-shaped base, wherein said kit comprises:
- a. a prefabricated heating chamber to be placed upon said base, said chamber being essentially closed on its roof and along two parallel sides, said chamber being substantially closed on its floor, said chamber including a protruding segment extending downwardly from said floor and being open at its extremity, said protruding segment being of sufficient length to extend through a hole in said base when said kit is assembled;
- b. a plurality of guide strips to be attached to the top of said base, wherein said strips surround the perimeter of said chamber when said kit is assembled;
- c. a plurality of elongated pieces of rigid insulation;
- d. a plurality of elongated glazing supports to be attached to the top of said base;
- wherein said supports are hollow and are open along the bottom thereof;
- wherein said insulation is sized to snuggly fit totally within each of said supports in a position recessed from said bottom of said supports, wherein said recess defines a slot in said bottom of said supports, wherein said slot is keyed to the size and shape of said guide strips so that said supports snuggly fit on top of as well as along the sides of said guide strips when attached to the top of said base;
- and wherein said supports provide a glazing frame when attached to the top of said base.
In an apparatus for heating air with solar energy, wherein said air is heated in a chamber disposed below a glazing, the improvement wherein said apparatus comprises a kit capable of on-site assembly upon a planar-shaped base, wherein said kit comprises:
- a. a heating chamber to be placed upon said base;
- b. a plurality of guide strips to be attached to the top of said base, wherein said strips surround the perimeter of said chamber when said kit is assembled;
- c. a plurality of elongated pieces of rigid insulation;
- d. a plurality of elongated glazing supports to be attached to the top of said base;
- wherein said supports are hollow and are open along the bottom thereof;
- wherein said insulation is sized to snuggly fit totally within each of said supports in a position recessed from said bottom of said supports;
- wherein said recess defines a slot in said bottom of said supports, wherein said slot is keyed to the size and shape of said guide strips so that said supports snuggly fit on top of as well as along the sides of said guide strips when attached to the top of said base;
- and wherein said supports provide a glazing frame when attached to the top of said base.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.