Non-destructive, localized heat treatment device capable of attachment to non-planar surfaces

An apparatus permitting closely controlled heat application to a substrate of indefinite size, said apparatus comprising:

• a base plate having an upper surface and a lower surface;
• a heater mount having an upper and a lower surface with said upper surface of said heater mount being mounted to the lower surface of said base plate;
• a heating unit attached to the lower surface of said heater mount, with said heating unit further comprising a housing with a closed top and an open bottom and a heat source contained within said housing such that thermal energy from said heat source may escape said housing through said open bottom, said heating unit further comprising a heat source carried within said housing;
• said support device further comprising securing means mounted to the upper surface of said base plate to removably and non-destructively secure said apparatus to one surface of a substrate of indefinite size;
• said securing means further comprising adjustment means to adjust the distance between said heating unit and one surface of a substrate of indefinite size in order to bias said heating unit towards the surface of a substrate of indefinite size;
• wherein said securing means further comprises at least two independently adjustable mounting means to adjust the distance between said heater means and one surface of a substrate of indefinite size;
• and, wherein said securing means further comprises a suction cup.

An apparatus permitting closely controlled heat application to a substrate of indefinite size, said apparatus comprising:

• a base plate having an upper surface and a lower surface;
• at least two leg base mounts secured to said upper surface of said base plate with each leg base mount having a proximal side and a distal side;
• a heater mount having an upper and a lower surface with said upper surface of said heater mount being mounted to the lower surface of said base plate;
• a heating unit attached to the lower surface of said heater mount, with said heating unit further comprising a housing with a closed top and an open bottom and a heat source contained within said housing such that thermal energy from said heat source may escape said housing through said open bottom, said heating unit further comprising a heat source carried within said housing;
• said support device further comprising securing means mounted to the upper surface of said base plate to removably and non-destructively secure said apparatus to one surface of a substrate of indefinite size;
• said securing means further comprising:
• an attachment arm mounted generally perpendicular to the distal side of each leg base mount;
• a leg mounted generally perpendicular to each said attachment arm, with said leg comprising first and second segments;
• means permitting said first segment of each leg to be moved in a first direction perpendicular to said attachment arm;
• said means also permitting said first segment to be moved in a second direction perpendicular to said attachment arm and is opposition to said first direction;
• and,
• joining means joining said first and second leg segments, said joining means further comprising a locking universal joint to permit the angle between said first and said second leg segments to be widely varied, and to lock said segments in position when said angle has been set.