Patent ID: 7234279
Filing Date: 2007-06-26
Classification: E04D

Abstract:
1. A multi-tube skylight adapted for providing natural light to a plurality of rooms in a home, comprising: a roof dome including a material providing for the passage of natural light and configured to enclose a single opening disposed on the exterior of a building; a solar port including a box having a plurality of interior faces, wherein at least two of the plurality of interior faces are disposed adjacent to each other at an obtuse angle and opposite the roof dome, the at least two of the plurality of interior faces being configured to communicate with a plurality of tubes; the plurality of tubes having at least one open end disposed opposite the roof dome, wherein the open end is disposed at an angle relative to the obtuse angle formed by the at least two adjacent faces, the plurality of tubes being configured to transmit light received from the solar port to an interior diffusion system, wherein the interior diffusion system is configured to allow natural light to pass into a building.