Patent · US Expired

Portable vehicle heater

US4965432A · kind A · utility

12Cited by
11References
21Claims
0Family size

Inventor

Key dates

Filing dateJul 7, 1989
Grant dateOct 23, 1990
Priority date
Expiry dateJul 7, 2009

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF24H3/0417
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A device for temporary positioning in the interior of a vehicle for warming and defrosting through one or more resistance electric heater/blowers controlled by a timer connected to an exterior AC power source with an optional ground fault interrupter circuit. The attachment arm is preferably a tough, flexible elastomeric band having flat wire conductors extending therethrough from the device to the exterior of the vehicle.

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