Patent ID: 7382332

Claim:
A field-deployable apparatus comprising: a collapsible ring support element, said collapsible ring support element comprising (1) at least one substantially tubular and inflatable ring or (2) a supporting framework comprising a plurality of substantially rigid support members, said collapsible ring support element having a vacant center; a plurality of deformable membranes extending at least partially across the vacant center of said collapsible ring support element, said membranes defining at least a portion of at least one reflector chamber, wherein at least one of said membranes is pressure deformable, mechanically deformable, or both, wherein at least one of said membranes is reflective to electromagnetic radiation, and wherein the apparatus comprises (i) a safety structure, (ii) a support and orienting structure, (iii) a material collecting, concentrating, or processing structure, or (iv) a combination of two or more thereof.