Portable solar cooking apparatus
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1. A portable solar cooking apparatus comprising:
- at least first and second reflector panels, said first reflector panel having a shaped surface configuration for reflecting solar radiation generally toward a focal point, said second reflector panel also having a shaped surface configuration for reflecting solar radiation toward the focal point, said surface configuration of said first panel interfitting with said surface configuration of said second panel when said panels are placed face-to-face so that said first and second panels mutually support each other and occupy less thickness than without interfitting; and
means for supporting material to be heated adjacent the focal point.
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Abstract
The cooking apparatus has a reflector shaped to concentrate the sun'"'"'s rays and direct them onto a cooking vessel. The reflector is formed of at least two panels, each of which has a surface contour which interfits the other when they are folded together face-to-face. Suitable supports position the reflector panels with respect to the sun angle. A target arm holds the cooking vessel at the focal point for receiving the sun'"'"'s concentrated rays. The cooking vessel may be a jar or a double-sided interfitting grill.
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1. A portable solar cooking apparatus comprising:
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at least first and second reflector panels, said first reflector panel having a shaped surface configuration for reflecting solar radiation generally toward a focal point, said second reflector panel also having a shaped surface configuration for reflecting solar radiation toward the focal point, said surface configuration of said first panel interfitting with said surface configuration of said second panel when said panels are placed face-to-face so that said first and second panels mutually support each other and occupy less thickness than without interfitting; and means for supporting material to be heated adjacent the focal point. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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