Patent ID: 6128135
Filing Date: 2000-10-03
Classification: F21S,F24S,G02B,Y02B,Y02E

Abstract:
A system for delivering radiant energy to a spatially fixed, enclosed space from an extraterrestrial source which moves at known rates in azimuth and elevation relative to said space to provide visual illumination for persons therein, said system comprising:a) light collecting means having a first, optical axis for receiving said radiant energy directly from said source, along said first, optical axis, and directing a beam of said radiant energy along said first, optical axis;b) light reflecting means consisting essentially of a single, planar, reflecting surface in a plane intersected by said first axis for redirecting said beam from said first axis along a second axis; andc) light delivering means having a first portion positioned on said second axis to receive said beam directly from said reflecting surface, and a second portion, physically remote from said first portion and positioned to deliver said beam directly to said space to provide said visual illumination thereof.