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Abstract

A solar energy collector means comprising a rectangular frame, a back wall of thin sheet material bonded and sealed at its margins to said frame, a light transmitting plate bonded and sealed to said frame in spaced relation to said back wall to provide a rigid structure, a solar energy absorber and coil means located between said back wall and said plate, a blanket of insulating material between said absorber coil assembly and said back wall, and means for laterally and longitudinally positioning said solar energy absorber and coil means with respect to said frame without metal-to-metal contact between said frame, back wall, and said absorber means, and whereby said solar absorber and coil means is limitedly floatable on said insulating blanket and adapted to expand and contract without stressing said frame. A solar collector provided with removable breathing desiccant means supported within said frame on said absorber means. An adjustable mounting means for optimum inclination of said collector with respect to reception of solar energy. A method of assembling a solar collector for providing thermal isolation of the internal solar absorber and coil means within the receptacle adapted to receive solar energy with respect to a frame and back wall in contact with ambient temperature.

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