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Trailer With Solar Panels

  • US 20100212659A1
  • Filed: 02/23/2009
  • Published: 08/26/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/23/2009
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A trailer comprising:

  • a floor;

    a rigid frame coupled to the floor comprising;

    a first vertical support substantially orthogonal to the floor;

    a second vertical support taller than the first vertical support and substantially orthogonal to the floor;

    a first angled support coupled to a top end of the first vertical support and a top end of the second vertical support;

    a third vertical support substantially orthogonal to the floor and substantially the same height as the first vertical support; and

    a fourth vertical support substantially orthogonal to the floor and substantially the same height as the second vertical support;

    a second angled support coupled to a top end of the third vertical support and a top end of the fourth vertical support;

    a first solar panel configured to rotate from a stored position to a deployed position, the first solar panel comprising;

    a first photovoltaic panel;

    a first rigid solar panel frame coupled to the first photovoltaic panel; and

    a first horizontal beam disposed along the length of the first photovoltaic panel, the first horizontal beam rotatably coupled to a top portion of the first vertical support and a top portion of the third vertical support;

    first and second fasteners configured to fasten the first solar panel to the first and third vertical supports when the first solar panel is in the stored position and configured to fasten the first solar panel to the first and second angled supports when the first solar panel is in the deployed position,wherein a planar surface of the first photovoltaic panel is substantially orthogonal to the floor in the stored position and the planar surface of the first photovoltaic panel is disposed at a first angle relative to the floor in the deployed position;

    a second solar panel configured to rotate from a stored position to a deployed position, the second solar panel comprising;

    a second photovoltaic panel;

    a second rigid solar panel frame coupled to the second photovoltaic panel; and

    a second horizontal beam disposed along the length of the second photovoltaic panel, the second horizontal beam rotatably coupled to a top portion of the second vertical support and a top portion of the fourth vertical support; and

    third and fourth fasteners configured to fasten the second solar panel to the second and fourth vertical supports when the second solar panel is in the stored position and configured to fasten the second solar panel to the first and second angled supports when the second solar panel is in the deployed position,wherein a planar surface of the second photovoltaic panel is substantially orthogonal to the floor in the stored position and the planar surface of the second photovoltaic panel is disposed at a second angle relative to the floor in the deployed position.

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