Author: claimsbot

1. A method of manufacturing a container, the method comprising:
cutting a primary blank including a front panel, back panel, two side panels and at least one bottom panel;
cutting at least one supplementary blank including at least one central section and at least one auxiliary support extending from the central section; and
affixing the at least one central section of the at least one supplementary blank to one of the panels of the primary blank to provide a pre-assembly for the container such that:
the at least one auxiliary support extends past a lateral edge of the one panel;
when the container is finally assembled, the at least one auxiliary support extends diagonally across a corner of the container formed by the one panel and an adjacent panel of the panels:
wherein cutting a supplementary blank further comprises cutting two supplementary blanks each including at least one central section and at least one auxiliary support extending from the central section; and
the affixing of the at least one central section of the at least one supplementary blank to one of the panels of the primary blank further comprises affixing the central section of each supplementary blank to a corresponding panel of the primary blank such that:
at least one of the auxiliary supports for each supplementary blank extends past a lateral edge of the corresponding panel;
when the container is finally assembled, the at least one of the auxiliary supports for each supplementary blank extends diagonally across a corner of the container formed by the corresponding panel and the adjacent panel; and
wherein the cutting the primary blank includes forming a strip extending across a border of two of the panels and forming a fold line transverse to and displaced from the border such that, when the container is finally assembled, the strip extends across and is spaced apart from a corner of the container formed by the two panels.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the supplementary blank is cut to include two auxiliary supports extending from opposite sides of the central section; and the central section of the supplementary blank is affixed to the one panel of the first blank such that:
each one of the auxiliary supports extends past an opposed lateral edge of the one panel; and
when the container is finally assembled, each one of the auxiliary supports extends diagonally across a corner of the container formed by the one panel and the adjacent panel.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein the central section of each supplementary blank is affixed to the corresponding panel of the primary blank such that the auxiliary supports extend across diagonally opposed corners of the assembled container.
4. The method of claim 1, wherein the auxiliary supports and the panels are cut to have the same height.
5. The method of claim 1, wherein the primary and supplementary blank are affixed to one another via application of an adhesive.
6. The method of claim 1, wherein, when the container is finally assembled, at least one air cell is provided between at least one central section of the supplementary blank and a corresponding side panel of the primary blank.
7. The method of claim 1, wherein the supplemental blank has a free end following affixing of the pre-assembly.
8. A container pre-assembly comprising:
a primary blank including a front panel, back panel, two side panels and at least one bottom panel; and
at least one supplementary blank including at least one central section and at least one auxiliary support extending from the central section,
wherein the at least one central section of the at least one supplementary blank and one of the panels of the primary blank are affixed together such that:
the at least one auxiliary support extends past a lateral edge of the one panel;
when the container is finally assembled, the at least one auxiliary support extends diagonally across a corner of the container formed by the one panel and an adjacent panel;
further comprising a second supplementary blank, wherein each of the supplementary blanks includes at least one central section and at least one auxiliary support extending from the central section; and
wherein the central section of each supplementary blank is affixed to a corresponding panel of the primary blank such that:
at least one of the auxiliary supports for each supplementary blank extends past a lateral edge of the corresponding panel;
when the container is finally assembled, the at least one of the auxiliary supports for each supplementary blank extends diagonally across a corner of the container formed by the corresponding panel and the adjacent panel; and
further comprising a strip extending across a border of two of the panels and forming a fold line transverse to and displaced from the border such that, when the container is finally assembled, the strip extends across and is spaced apart from a corner of the container formed by the two panels.
9. The container pre-assembly of claim 8, wherein the supplementary blank includes two auxiliary supports extending from opposite sides of the central section; and the central section of the supplementary blank is affixed to the one panel of the first blank such that:
each one of the auxiliary supports extends past an opposed lateral edge of the one panel; and
when the container is finally assembled, each one of the auxiliary supports extends diagonally across a corner of the container formed by the one panel and the adjacent panel.
10. The container pre-assembly of claim 8, wherein the central section of each supplementary blank is affixed to the corresponding panel of the primary blank such that the auxiliary supports extend across diagonally opposed corners of the assembled container.
11. The container pre-assembly of claim 8, wherein the auxiliary supports and the panels have the same height.
12. The container pre-assembly of claim 8, wherein the primary and supplementary blank are affixed to one another via application of an adhesive.
13. The container pre-assembly of claim 8, wherein, when the container is finally assembled, at least one air cell is provided between at least one central section of the supplementary blank and a corresponding side panel of the primary blank.
14. The container pre-assembly of claim 8, wherein the supplemental blank has a free end following affixing of the pre-assembly.
15. A plurality of blanks for a container pre-assembly, the plurality of blanks comprising:
a primary blank including a front panel, back panel, two side panels and at least one bottom panel; and
at least one supplementary blank including at least one central section and at least one auxiliary support extending from the central section,
wherein the primary blank is configured to mate with and be affixed with the at least one supplementary blank so that:
the at least one auxiliary support extends past a lateral edge of the one panel;
when the container is finally assembled, the at least one auxiliary support extends diagonally across a corner of the container formed by the one panel and an adjacent panel;
further comprising a second supplementary blank, wherein each of the supplementary blanks includes at least one central section and at least one auxiliary support extending from the central section; and
wherein the central section of each supplementary blank is affixed to a corresponding panel of the primary blank such that:
at least one of the auxiliary supports for each supplementary blank extends past a lateral edge of the corresponding panel;
when the container is finally assembled, the another one of the auxiliary supports for each supplementary blank is automatically formed extends non-diagonally across a corner of the container formed by the corresponding panel and the adjacent panel; and
further comprising a strip extending across a border of two of the panels and forming a fold line transverse to and displaced from the border such that, when the container is finally assembled, the strip extends across and spaced apart from a corner of the container formed by the two panels.
16. The plurality of blanks of claim 15, wherein the supplementary blank includes two auxiliary supports extending from opposite sides of the central section; and the central section of the supplementary blank is affixed to the one panel of the first blank such that:
each one of the auxiliary supports extends past an opposed lateral edge of the one panel; and
when the container is finally assembled, each one of the auxiliary supports extends diagonally across a corner of the container formed by the one panel and the adjacent panel.
17. The plurality of blanks of claim 15, wherein the central section of each supplementary blank is affixed to the corresponding panel of the primary blank such that the auxiliary supports extend across diagonally opposed corners of the assembled container.
18. The plurality of blanks of claim 15, wherein the auxiliary supports and the panels have the same height.
19. The plurality of blanks of claim 15, wherein the primary and supplementary blank are affixed to one another via application of an adhesive.
20. The plurality of blanks of claim 15, wherein, when the container is finally assembled, at least one air cell is provided between at least one central section of the supplementary blank and a corresponding side panel of the primary blank.
21. The plurality of blanks of claim 15, the supplementary blank is sized so as to extend beyond at least one lateral edge of at least one of the panels of the primary blank when the supplementary blank covers the at least one panel of the primary blank and is aligned with at least one other lateral edge of the at least one panel.
22. The plurality of blanks of claim 15, wherein the supplemental blank has a free end following affixing of the pre-assembly.
23. A method of manufacturing a container, the method comprising:
cutting a primary blank including a front panel, back panel, two side panels and at least one bottom panel;
cutting at least one supplementary blank including at least one central section and at least one auxiliary support extending from the central section; and
affixing the at least one central section of the at least one supplementary blank to one of the panels of the primary blank to provide a pre-assembly for the container such that:
the at least one auxiliary support extends past a lateral edge of the one panel;
when the container is finally assembled, the at least one auxiliary support extends diagonally across a corner of the container formed by the one panel and an adjacent panel;
wherein cutting the at least one supplementary blank includes cutting two supplementary blanks each including at least one central section and at least one auxiliary support extending from the central section;
the affixing of the at least one central section of the at least one supplementary blank to one of the panels of the primary blank includes affixing the central section of each supplementary blank to a corresponding panel of the primary blank such that:
at least another one of the auxiliary supports for each supplementary blank extends past a lateral edge of the corresponding panel and is affixed to the corresponding panel; and
when the container is finally assembled, the another one of the auxiliary supports for each supplementary blank is automatically formed and extends non-diagonally across a corner of the container formed by the corresponding panel and the adjacent panel.
24. A container pre-assembly comprising:
a primary blank including a front panel, back panel, two side panels and at least one bottom panel; and
at least one supplementary blank including at least one central section and at least one auxiliary support extending from the central section,
wherein the at least one central section of the at least one supplementary blank and one of the panels of the primary blank are affixed together such that:
the at least one auxiliary support extends past a lateral edge of the one panel;
when the container is finally assembled, the at least one auxiliary support extends diagonally across a corner of the container formed by the one panel and an adjacent panel;
further comprising a second supplementary blank, wherein each of the supplementary blanks includes at least one central section and at least one auxiliary support extending from the central section; and
wherein the central section of each supplementary blank is affixed to a corresponding panel of the primary blank such that:
at least another one of the auxiliary supports for each supplementary blank extends past a lateral edge of the corresponding panel and is affixed to be corresponding panel; and
when the container is finally assembled, the another of the auxiliary supports for each supplementary blank is automatically formed and extends non-diagonally across a corner of the container formed by the corresponding panel and the adjacent panel.
25. A plurality of blanks for a container pre-assembly, the plurality of blanks comprising:
a primary blank including a front panel, back panel, two side panels and at least one bottom panel; and
at least one supplementary blank including at least one central section and at least one auxiliary support extending from the central section,
wherein the primary blank is configured to mate with and be affixed with the at least one supplementary blank so that:
the at least one auxiliary support extends past a lateral edge of the one panel;
when the container is finally assembled, the at least one auxiliary support extends diagonally across a corner of the container formed by the one panel and an adjacent panel;
further comprising a second supplementary blank, wherein each of the supplementary blanks includes at least one central section and at least one auxiliary support extending from the central section; and
wherein the central section of each supplementary blank is affixed to a corresponding panel of the primary blank such that:
at least another one of the auxiliary supports for each supplementary blank extends past a lateral edge of the corresponding panel and is affixed to the corresponding panel; and
when the container is finally assembled, the another one of the auxiliary supports for each supplementary blank is automatically formed and extends non-diagonally across a corner of the container formed by the corresponding panel and the adjacent panel.

The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

1. A method of combining a plurality of pump laser beams comprising:
generating said plurality of pump laser beams by utilizing a plurality of pump diodes;
launching said plurality of pump laser beams into one end of an optical fiber comprising a dual core Stimulated Brillouin Scattering (SBS) combing optical fiber;
generating a seed beam by utilizing a seed generator;
launching said seed beam into another end of said optical fiber; and
amplifying said seed beam and obtaining an output signal.
2. The method of claim 1 wherein said seed beam is amplified through a nonlinear SBS process in sold optical fiber.
3. The method of claim 1 wherein said output signal is brighter than said combined plurality of laser beams.
4. The method of claim 1 wherein said seed beam acts to lower a threshold for SBS in said optical fiber.
5. The method of claim 1 wherein said seed beam is launched into an inner core of said optical fiber.
6. The method of claim 1 wherein said plurality of laser beams is launched into an outer core of said optical fiber.
7. Thee method of claim 1 wherein said seed generator comprises trapping at least one laser beam from a plurality of laser beams, by utilizing a circulator.
8. The method of claim 1 wherein said seed generator comprises a semiconductor laser.
9. The method of claim 1 wherein critical aspect of said inner core of said optical fiber is greater than critical aspect of said outer core of said optical fiber.
10. A method of combining a plurality of pump laser beams comprising:
generating said plurality of pump laser beams by utilizing a plurality of pure diodes;
launching said plurality of pump laser beams into one end of an optical fiber comprising a dual core Stimulated Brillouin Scattering (SBS) combing optical fiber;
generating a seed beam by utilizing a seed generator;
launching said seed beam into another end of said optical fiber; and
amplifying said seed beam and obtaining an output signal; and
said seed beam is amplified through a nonlinear SBS process n said optical fiber; and
said output signal is brighter than said combined plurality of laser beams.
11. An apparatus for combining a plurality of pump laser beams comprising:
a plurality of pump diodes for generating said plurality of pump laser beams;
a seed generator for generating a seed beam; and
an optical fiber for combining said plurality of laser beams and said seed beam by utilizing a Stimulated Brillouin Scattering (SBS) process, wherein said optical fiber amplifies said seed beam through nonlinear SBS process and provides an output signal.
12. The apparatus of claim 11 wherein said plurality of pump beams are launched into one end of said optical fiber and said seed beam is launched into other end of said optical fiber.
13. The apparatus of claim 11 wherein said optical fiber comprises a dual core SBS combining optical fiber.
14. The apparatus of claim 11 wherein said output signal is brighter than combined said plurality of laser beams.
15. The apparatus of claim 11 wherein aid seed beam acts to lower a threshold for SBS in said optical fiber.
16. The apparatus of claim 11 wherein said seed beam is launched into an inner core of said optical fiber.
17. The apparatus of claim 11 wherein said plurality of laser beams is launched into an outer core of said optical fiber.
18. The apparatus of claim 11 wherein said seed generator comprises trapping at least one laser beam from a plurality of laser beams by utilizing a circulator.
19. The apparatus of claim 11 wherein said seed generator comprises a semiconductor laser.
20. The apparatus of claim 11 wherein critical aspect of said inner core of said optical fiber is greater than critical aspect of said outer core of said optical fiber.

1. A Cu\u2014Ni\u2014Si\u2014Co\u2014Cr copper ally for electronic materials, containing about 0.5-about 2.5% by weight of Ni, about 0.5-about 2.5% by weight of Co, about 0.30-about 1.2% by weight of Si, and about 0.09-about 0.5% by weight of Cr, and the balance being Cu and unavoidable impurities, wherein the ratio of the total weight of Ni and Co to the weight of Si (Ni+CoSi ratio) in the alloy composition satisfies the formula: about 4\u2266Ni+CoSi\u2266about 5, and the ratio of Ni to Co (NiCo ratio) in the alloy composition satisfies the formula: about 0.5\u2266NiCo\u2266about 2, and wherein Pc is equal to or less than about 151000 \u03bcm2, and PcP is equal to or less than about 0.3 wherein P is the number of inclusions dispersed in the alloy and having the size of 1 \u03bcm or more, and Pc is the number of inclusions, among those having the size of 1 \u03bcm or more, whose carbon concentration is 10% or more by weight.
2. The Cu\u2014Ni\u2014Si\u2014Co\u2014Cr copper alloy for electronic materials of claim 1, further comprising in total equal to or less than about 2.0% by weight of one or more elements selected from the group consisting of P, As, Sb, Be, B, Mn, Mg, Sn, Ti, Zr, Al, Fe, Zn and Ag.
3. A method for manufacturing Cu\u2014Ni\u2014Si\u2014Co\u2014Cr copper alloys for electronic materials of claim 1 or 2, comprising the step of: heating an ingot at a temperature from about 900\xb0 C. or more to less than about 1000\xb0 C. before hot rolling at a temperature of about 650\xb0 C. or more; and cold rolling before conducting solution treatment at about 850-about 1000\xb0 C. and conducting age hardening at about 350-about 550\xb0 C.
4. An electronic component comprising the Cu\u2014Ni\u2014Si\u2014Co\u2014Cr copper alloy of claim 1 or 2.

The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

1. A solar power unit comprising:
a solar module comprising:
a frame defining a planar solar collection area,
a photovoltaic cell mounted within said area,
a junction box electrically connected to at least one of said photovoltaic cells; and

a support structure fixable to said solar module having a first leg set comprising a first upper leg and a first lower leg, the leg set securing the solar module on a surface at an angle.
2. The solar power unit of claim 1, further comprising at least one first hinge for fixing the first leg set to the solar module.
3. The solar power unit of claim 2, wherein the first leg set may rotate on said first hinge on a first axis parallel to a first side of said frame.
4. The solar power unit of claim 3, wherein the support structure further comprises a second leg set comprising a second upper leg and a second lower leg, the second leg set securing the solar module at said angle.
5. The solar power unit of claim 4, further comprising at least one second hinge for fixing the second leg set to the solar module.
6. The solar power unit of claim 5, wherein the second leg set may rotate on said second hinge on a second axis parallel to said first axis, and to a second side of said frame.
7. The solar power unit of claim 6 wherein the first and second leg sets may respectively be rotated on the first and second axes until said legs are oriented in parallel with the plane of said solar collection area.
8. The solar power unit of claim 6 wherein the first and second leg sets may respectively be rotated on the first and second axes until said legs are oriented perpendicular to the plane of said solar collection area.
9. The solar power unit of claim 1 further including a micro-inverter connected to or incorporated in said junction box.
10. The solar power unit of claim 6 further including means for providing electrical soil grounding, said means engaging at least one of said first and second leg sets for securing the same to a soil surface.
11. A self-contained solar power unit comprising:
a solar module comprising:
a frame defining a planar solar collection area,
a photovoltaic cell mounted within said area,
a junction box electrically connected to at least one of said photovoltaic cells; and

a support structure rotatably hinged to said solar module having a first leg set comprising a first upper leg height and a first lower leg height, and
a second leg set comprising a second upper leg height and a second lower leg height, the first and second leg sets securing the solar module on a surface at an angle.
12. The self-contained solar power unit of claim 11 wherein each of said first and second leg sets is a unitary structure.
13. The self-contained solar power unit of claim 12 wherein each of said first and second leg sets has a generally convex quadrilateral shape, defined by a first height corresponding to one of said first and second upper leg height and a second height corresponding to one of said first and second lower leg height, respectively.
14. The self-contained solar power unit of claim 12 wherein said first and second upper leg height are the same, and wherein said first and second lower leg height are the same.
15. The self-contained solar power unit of claim 11 further comprising a connector for electrically linking said solar power unit to a second solar power unit.
16. The self-contained solar power unit of claim 15 further comprising a micro inverter.
17. The self-contained solar power unit of claim 13 wherein each of said first and second leg sets includes a securing port for receiving a means for fixing the first and second leg sets to each other.
18. The self-contained solar power unit of claim 11 wherein said first and second leg set may be folded parallel with said planar solar collection area.
19. The self-contained solar power unit of claim 11 wherein said angle is adjustable.
20. The self-contained solar power unit of claim 11 wherein the legs fold up and snap into place.