Patent · US Expired

Plastic shell heater

US7013886B2 · kind B2 · utility

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5Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateDec 26, 2003
Grant dateMar 21, 2006
Priority date
Expiry dateDec 26, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF24C3/002
  • WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A plastic shell heater utilizing multiple deflectors and vents at the top of interior of a portable heater to direct the heat away from the surface of the heater. This dramatically lowers the temperature of the external surfaces of the heater and allows the use of plastic as the material for the shell of the heater and also allows the use of heat sensitive electronic control panel for the heater.

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