Sundow™ window-mountable solar panel

From the specification:

FIG. 14 depicts an electronic bookshelf 1405 that has been mounted in a window frame 1401 below a window pane 1402 in much the same way as an air conditioner may be so mounted. A group of EBDs 1404 are docked in the bookshelf 1405, which also includes a crank 1406 for the raising and lowering of a solar panel 1408 which is attached to the body of the bookshelf 1403 by way of a hinge 1407 as depicted in FIG. 15. The solar panel moves as depicted in FIG. 16 into a position to catch the sun’s rays so as to power the battery charger of the electronic bookshelf 1403. Such a unit may be useful for people who live in multidwelling buildings and do not have access to a roof upon which to mount solar panels.

The disclosed solar-powered electronic bookshelf may generally be described therefore as follows: a method for powering an electronic book device comprising the following steps: mounting a first electronic bookshelf in a window; deploying a first solar panel, said first solar panel being movably coupled to said electronic bookshelf; and powering a first battery charger with said first solar panel so as to recharge a battery in an electronic book device.

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