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US 12,117,178 B2Granted
Heater dolly
OwnerMitchell J. Francisinventor
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Abstract
A heater dolly for use with an outdoor patio heater includes a platform assembly and a retention assembly constructed to extend between the platform assembly and the outdoor patio heater in a manner providing additional support and ensuring that the outdoor patio heater and platform assembly are securely connected to enhance stability of the outdoor patio heater as it sits upon the heater dolly.
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A heater dolly for use with an outdoor patio heater, comprising:
- a platform assembly including a central support platform;
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- a retention assembly constructed to extend between the platform assembly and the outdoor patio heater in a manner providing additional support and ensuring that the outdoor patio heater and platform assembly are securely connected to enhance stability of the outdoor patio heater as it sits upon the heater dolly;
- wherein the central support platform includes a central portion and a plurality of support arms, each of the plurality of arms extends radially outwardly from the central platform and each of the plurality of support arms includes a first end coextensive with the central portion and a second end, and the central support platform includes a series of anchoring members for engagement with the retention assembly, the series of anchoring members extending between respective second ends of the support arms.
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A heater dolly for use with an outdoor patio heater, comprising:
- a platform assembly including a central support platform, the central support platform includes a central portion from which a plurality of support arms radially extend, each of the plurality of support arms includes a wide first end coextensive with the central portion and a narrow second end at an apex of thereof;
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- a retention assembly constructed to extend between the platform assembly and the outdoor patio heater in a manner providing additional support and ensuring that the outdoor patio heater and platform assembly are securely connected to enhance stability of the outdoor patio heater as it sits upon the heater dolly:
- wherein the central support platform includes a series of anchoring members for engagement with the retention assembly, the series of anchoring members extending between respective support arms.
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A heater dolly for use with an outdoor patio heater, comprising:
- a platform assembly including a central support platform, the central support platform also includes a substantially circular central portion from which a plurality of support arms, which have a triangular shape, extend, each of the plurality of support arms includes a wide first end coextensive with a central portion and a narrow second end at an apex of a triangle defined by the respective support arms, wherein respective ends of each anchoring member are coextensive with side walls of support arms adjacent the second end thereof;
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- a retention assembly constructed to extend between the platform assembly and the outdoor patio heater in a manner providing additional support and ensuring that the outdoor patio heater and platform assembly are securely connected to enhance stability of the outdoor patio heater as it sits upon the heater dolly, wherein the central support platform includes a series of anchoring members for engagement with the retention assembly.
A heater dolly for use with an outdoor patio heater, comprising:
- a platform assembly including a central support platform, the central support platform also includes a substantially circular central portion from which a plurality of support arms, which have a triangular shape, extend;
- and
- a retention assembly constructed to extend between the platform assembly and the outdoor patio heater in a manner providing additional support and ensuring that the outdoor patio heater and platform assembly are securely connected to enhance stability of the outdoor patio heater as it sits upon the heater dolly, wherein the central support platform includes a series of anchoring members for engagement with the retention assembly;
- wherein the anchoring members are arcuate anchoring members extending between support arms of the central support platform, the arcuate anchoring members provide an anchoring point for attachment of straps of the retention assembly.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.