Patent · US Expired

Tanning blanket

US4476593A · kind A · utility

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7Claims
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Filing dateAug 9, 1982
Grant dateOct 16, 1984
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Expiry dateAug 9, 2002

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T428/31692
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A tanning blanket for reflecting a large portion of the solar radiation which is otherwise scattered in directions away from the person using the blanket, towards the flanks of the person, the blanket having a plurality of incremental reflectors in a Fresnel pattern on a flexible substrate, which reflectors reflect incident solar radiation toward the person and distribute the reflected radiation across the flanks of the person.

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