Patent · US Expired

Portable gas heater

US5979432A · kind A · utility

6Cited by
5References
9Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateJan 19, 1999
Grant dateNov 9, 1999
Priority date
Expiry dateJan 19, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF24C3/042
  • WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A portable space heater includes a base suitable for insertion into a cup holder of a vehicle or other inhabitable strcuture. The base carries a post on which fuel containers are carried. A holder at the upper end of the post includes a clamp which retains a burner assembly in place with a heat reflector vertically spaced upward from the base. Fuel lines and suitable valving and fittings provide a controlled fuel flow to the heat reflector.

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