Tanning blanket
AssigneeMinnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company
InventorsDan L. Fanselow, Sanford Cobb, Jr., Ronald E. Bergsten
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Abstract
A tanning blanket for reflecting a large portion of the solar radiation which is otherwise scattered in directions away from the person using the blanket, towards the flanks of the person, the blanket having a plurality of incremental reflectors in a Fresnel pattern on a flexible substrate, which reflectors reflect incident solar radiation toward the person and distribute the reflected radiation across the flanks of the person.
Claims7
A tanning blanket for reflecting incident solar radiation toward a person utilizing said blanket, comprising a flexible substrate including a plurality of elongate facets having a reflective covering thereon, said facets being obliquely oriented to direct incident solar radiation generally toward a focal axis located a predetermined distance above the blanket and approximately midway between two opposing outer edges of the blanket.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.