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US 8,258,394 B2Granted
Retractable solar panel system
OwnerBradford G Baruhinventor
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Abstract
A retractable solar panel system, which includes a plurality of solar panels, and a system for extending and retracting the plurality of solar panels. The plurality of solar panels can be configured to be attachable to a nautical stay, wherein the stay is fixed at one end to a hull of the sailboat and at a second end to a mast of the sailboat.
Claims18
A retractable solar panel system comprising:
- a plurality of solar panels, and wherein the plurality of solar panels are in pairs which are connected to one another via a hinge;
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- a system for extending and retracting each of the pairs of solar panels, such that the plurality of solar panels are retracted into a stack when not in use.
A retractable solar panel system comprising:
- a plurality of solar panels, and wherein the plurality of solar panels are in pairs which are connected to one another via a hinge;
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- a system for extending and retracting the plurality of solar panels, and wherein the plurality of solar panels is retracted into a z-fold stack when not in use.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.