Portable solar battery charger
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1. A portable solar battery charger comprising:
- a plurality of solar panels connected by hinges, where the plurality of panels fold and unfold in an accordion pleated manner; and
a plurality of telescoping legs, where each of the plurality of legs can be configured to be extended from the charger in a direction parallel to an adjacent hinge and locked at a selected length.
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Abstract
A portable solar powered battery charger made of multiple panels which can be deployed in a variety of configurations, depending on the amount and shape of the space available. If less than the total number of panels is deployed to gather solar energy, then the electrical configuration is adjusted accordingly with a multiposition switch. The panels include a set of telescoping legs, which can be extended to keep the charger positioned in a window. The panels of the charger can be rotated apart to be deployed on a curved surface such as an umbrella or a tent.
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1. A portable solar battery charger comprising:
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a plurality of solar panels connected by hinges, where the plurality of panels fold and unfold in an accordion pleated manner; and a plurality of telescoping legs, where each of the plurality of legs can be configured to be extended from the charger in a direction parallel to an adjacent hinge and locked at a selected length. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 18)
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10. A portable solar battery charger comprising:
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a plurality of solar panels connected by hinges, where the plurality of panels fold and unfold in an accordion pleated manner and each of the plurality of solar panels includes at least one solar cell coupled to a panel output terminal; and a multiposition switch for coupling a selected set of panel output terminals to a charger output terminal. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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19. A portable solar battery charger comprising:
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a plurality of solar panels connected by hinge panels, where each of the hinge panels comprises; a hinge; a first and second fastener to respective adjacent solar panels, where a hinge panel can be rotated about either the first or the second fastener; and a first and second hook, each of which can engage a first and second respective stop on the adjacent respective solar panels; where the plurality of solar panels fold and unfold in an accordion pleated manner and after the unfolding of the charger, at least one of the plurality of hinge panels can be rotated about a selected fastener. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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