Floor and electrical generator module
AssigneeSquid, Inc.
InventorDavid Pierce Jones
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a flooring module for forming a floor, and which also incorporates a photovoltaic cell for generating electricity. The floor and electrical generator module has a body comprising: a floor surface for forming a floor; and at least one photovoltaic cell; the module further comprising a support means supporting the body and allowing movement of the body between first and second positions; wherein the module is configured such that the body can function either as a floor in the first position when the floor surface is uppermost or as an electrical generator in the second position when the photovoltaic cell is uppermost.
Claims20
A floor and electrical generator module, the module having a body comprising:
- a planar floor panel defining a first surface of the body for forming a floor;
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- at least one photovoltaic cell providing a second surface of the body which faces in a direction opposite to the first surface;
- the module further comprising a support means supporting the body and allowing movement of the body between first and second positions;
- wherein the module is configured such that the body can function either as a floor in the first position when the floor surface is uppermost or as an electrical generator in the second position when the photovoltaic cell is uppermost.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.