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US 12,215,894 B2Granted
Towable heater
AssigneeBriggs & Stratton Corporation
InventorsRyan Hahn, Paul Sabatka, Cole Booth
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Abstract
A portable heater includes a housing having an air inlet and an air outlet, one or more burners housing within the housing and configured to heat air passing through the housing from the air inlet to the air outlet, and a duct positioned in a storage compartment of the housing. The duct includes a first end coupled to the storage compartment and a second end extendable from the housing when a door of the storage compartment is in an open position.
Claims14
A portable heater comprising:
- a housing comprising an air inlet and an air outlet;
- one or more burners housed within the housing and configured to heat air passing through the housing from the air inlet to the air outlet;
- a storage compartment comprising a bottom wall and a side wall each pivotably coupled to the housing, the side wall forming an outer side surface of the portable heater;
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- a duct positioned in the storage compartment of the housing, the duct comprising a first end coupled to the bottom wall and a second end extendable from the housing when a door of the storage compartment comprising the side wall is in an open position, the duct configured to pivot along with the bottom wall.
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A portable heater comprising:
- a housing comprising a storage compartment, a door providing access to the storage compartment and comprising a window, an air inlet, and an air outlet;
- a burner housed within the housing and configured to heat air passing through the housing from the air inlet to the air outlet;
- a generator positioned in the storage compartment and selectively providing power to the burner;
- a controller operably coupled to and configured to control operation of the burner and operation of the generator;
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- a user interface positioned in the storage compartment and operably coupled to the controller and configured to receive inputs from an operator, wherein the controller is configured to control a supply of power from the generator to the burner based on an input from the user interface, wherein the user interface is aligned with and viewable through the window from outside the housing.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.