Patent ID: 7903418

Claim:
A thermal protection system comprising: a body having a first surface and a second surface, at least one thermally conductive stationary thermal member disposed at least partially proximate the first surface, and at least one heat producing device disposed at least partially within the body; wherein an aperture defined by at least one exterior edge penetrates both the body and the stationary thermal member; wherein at least a portion of the at least one heat producing device is disposed proximate the aperture; a thermally conductive moveable thermal member reversibly translatable between a first position and a second position, disposed proximate at least a portion of the stationary thermal member; wherein the moveable thermal member is disposed proximate the aperture and the at least one heat producing device when in the first position; wherein a first portion of the moveable thermal member overlaps the stationary thermal member in the first position; wherein when the moveable thermal member overlaps the stationary thermal member in the first position, heat transferred from the at least one heat producing device to the stationary thermal member travels through the moveable thermal member to the stationary thermal member via the first portion of the moveable thermal member; and wherein the moveable thermal member is disposed distal to the aperture and the at least one heat producing device when in the second position.