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Inflatable reflector apparatus and method of manufacture

  • US 4,672,389 A
  • Filed: 05/28/1985
  • Issued: 06/09/1987
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/28/1985
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An inflatable reflector structure for erection in an ambient atmosphere for wave energy collection, comprising:

  • a. an inflatable and collapsable envelope means including a substantially fluid impervious reflective membrane surface and a substantially fluid impervious transparent membrane surface, joined together substantially at their peripheral edges, andb. a compression frame member means inserted within the envelope and joined to the peripheral edges by contact with the interior of the envelope as a result of the pressure in the envelope to provide structural definition for the peripheral edge of the envelope, andc. an inflation means in communication with the envelope to provide and maintain fluid at above ambient atmospheric pressure within the interior of the envelope.

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