US4199894A
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Toy model kit including a solar collector
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1978-07-10
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Granted: 1980-04-29
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Expires: 1998-07-10
Abstract
Abstract A solar collector, particularly as a power source for a toy model assembled from structural elements of a kit, has a supporting member, at least one solar cell mounted on the supporting member, mechanical connecting elements arranged on the supporting member for mechanically connecting the latter with another structural element of the toy model, and electrical connecting elements also arranged on the supporting member for electrically connecting the solar cell with other solar cells. The electrical connecting elements may connect the solar cells with one another in parallel and/or in series. The supporting member may be plate-like. The electrical connecting elements may be arranged on two opposite side faces of the supporting member and may include two pairs of plugs and/or sockets.
Inventors
- 👤 Artur Fischer
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 15:18
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10F; H10F77/00; H10F77/95; H10F77/953; H10F77/955; A; A63; A63H; A63H33/00; A63H33/04; A63H33/042; Y; Y02; Y02E; Y02E10/00; Y02E10/50; Y10; Y10S; Y10S136/00; Y10S136/291
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 17
Claim 1
Independent Claim
95 words
In a toy model assembled from structural elements of a kit, comprising a solar collector having a supporting member; at least one solar cell mounted on said supporting member; electrical connecting means arranged on said supporting member for electrically connecting said at least one solar cell with other solar cells; and mechanical connecting means also arranged on said supporting member so as to connect the latter to another structural element of the toy model, so that said supporting member and said at least one solar cell together form an integral part of the toy model.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
95 words
In a toy model assembled from structural elements of a kit, comprising a solar collector having a supporting member; at least one solar cell mounted on said supporting member; electrical connecting means arranged on said supporting member for electrically connecting said at least one solar cell with other solar cells; and mechanical connecting means also arranged on said supporting member so as to connect the latter to another structural element of the toy model, so that said supporting member and said at least one solar cell together form an integral part of the toy model.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
14 words
A toy model as defined in claim 1, wherein said supporting member is plate-like.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
32 words
A toy model as defined in claim 1, wherein said electrical connecting means is arranged for electrically connecting said first-mentioned at least one solar cell in parallel with said other solar cells.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
33 words
A toy model as defined in claim 3, wherein said electrical connecting means is arranged for electrically connecting said first-mentioned at least one solar cell also in series with said other solar cells.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
32 words
A toy model as defined in claim 1, wherein said electrical connecting means is arranged for electrically connecting said first-mentioned at least one solar cell in series with said other solar cells.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
37 words
A toy model as defined in claim 1, wherein said supporting member has two side faces, said electrical connecting means including two pairs of electrical connecting elements each arranged on a respective one of said side faces.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
15 words
A toy model as defined in claim 6, wherein said electrical connecting elements are plugs.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
36 words
A toy model as defined in claim 7, wherein one electrical connecting element of each of said pairs forms a positive pole, whereas the other electrical connecting element of the same pair forms a negative pole.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
15 words
A toy model as defined in claim 6, wherein said electrical connecting elements are sockets.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
31 words
A toy model as defined in claim 6, wherein the electrical connecting elements of one of said pairs are plugs whereas the electrical connecting elements of the other pair are sockets.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
90 words
A toy model as defined in claim 6, wherein each of said other solar cells is mounted on a further such supporting member provided with further such electrical connecting elements, said electrical connecting elements of said first-mentioned supporting member being arranged for engaging said further electrical connecting elements of said further supporting member so as to not only electrically connect said first-mentioned at least one solar cell with a respective one of said other solar cells but to also mechanically connect said first-mentioned supporting member with said further supporting member.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
44 words
A toy model as defined in claim 1, wherein said another structural element of the toy model has an undercut formation, said mechanical connecting means including a further undercut formation engageable with the undercut formation of said another structural element of the toy model.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
32 words
A toy model as defined in claim 12, wherein one of said formations is an undercut groove whereas the other of said formations is an undercut projection engageable in said undercut groove.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
57 words
A toy model as defined in claim 1, wherein said supporting member has two end faces and two side faces, said electrical connecting means including two pairs of electrical connecting elements each arranged on a respective one of said side faces, said mechanical connecting means including a mechanical connecting element arranged on one of said end faces.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
46 words
A toy model as defined in claim 1, wherein each of said other solar cells is mounted on a further such supporting member provided with further such mechanical connecting means so as to connect said further supporting member with a structural element of the toy model.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
25 words
A toy model as defined in claim 15, wherein said supporting members with said solar cells together form a loading plate of the toy model.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1983-04-29 | 1983-10-29 | 1984-04-29 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1987-04-29 | 1987-10-29 | 1988-04-29 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1991-04-29 | 1991-10-29 | 1992-04-29 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |