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Abstract

This product is a solar cooker that combines portability with the precision of a mathematically-designed parabolic reflector. It comprises a rigid framework and a semi-rigid reflector surface. The framework has a cross-shaped footprint. The upper surface of the framework is a parabolic dish roughly two feet in diameter. The contour of the dish may be a simple paraboloid, compound paraboloid, or semi-compound paraboloid. The framework is lightweight and may be hollow and/or deconstructible for ease of portability. An alternative embodiment allows the dish to incline at various angles. The reflector surface is formed from sheets that fit atop the framework and assume the shape of the parabolic dish. Securing means on the upper surface of the framework hold the reflector sheets in place in a precisely parabolic configuration.

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