Chimney flue heater
AssigneeKC Wester LLC
InventorKenneth C. Wester
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Abstract
A chimney flue heater for selectively inducing an updraft within a chimney flue generally includes a body releasably hanging from a flue liner and a heating assembly to heat air and induce an updraft within the chimney flue. The body includes a hanger assembly having (i) a top member extending outwardly from an upper portion of the planar support and (ii) a side member extending downwardly from the top member and overlapping an outer surface of the flue liner. The planar support extends downwardly from the hanger assembly and along an inner surface of the flue liner. The heating assembly is mounted on the planar support opposite the hanger assembly. A method of using the chimney flue heater is also disclosed.
Claims17
A chimney flue heater detachably mounted to a flue liner of a chimney for selectively inducing an updraft within a chimney flue, the chimney flue heater comprising:
- a body configured to releasably engage and hang from a top edge of the flue liner, the body including a planar support and a hanger assembly;
- wherein the hanger assembly includes (i) a top member extending outwardly from an upper portion of the planar support and (ii) a side member extending downwardly from the top member, whereby the hanger assembly is configured to receive and rest upon the top edge of the flue liner with the side member extending downwardly and overlapping an outer surface of the flue liner;
- wherein the planar support extends downwardly from the hanger assembly and is configured to extend along an inner surface of the flue liner within a top portion of the chimney flue;
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- a heating assembly mounted on the planar support opposite the hanger assembly, the heating assembly including an electric heating element configured to heat air within the chimney flue to induce an updraft within the chimney flue.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.