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US 2002/0170227 A1Published application
Apparatus for and method of eradicating pests
AssigneeTopp Construction Services, Inc.
InventorDaniel P. Topp
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for eradicating pests through the use of heat. The apparatus has a chamber with a ceiling plenum, a floor plenum and a perforated floor for controlling the flow of air throughout the chamber.
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A portable apparatus for eradicating pests from both non-manufactured wood and non-manufactured wood products, said apparatus comprising:
- a chamber having a first end, a second end, a left wall, a right wall, a ceiling, a sub-ceiling, a floor, and a sub-floor, the ceiling and sub-ceiling defining a ceiling plenum, and the floor and sub-floor defining a floor plenum, said ceiling plenum and said floor plenum communicating with the interior of the chamber for allowing air to move through the plenums and the interior of the chamber;
- a rigid basal structure for supporting said chamber;
- a door that allows ingress to and egress from the interior of the chamber, said door positioned at the first end of the chamber;
- a means for heating the air in the interior of said chamber, said means of heating communicating with said ceiling plenum and with said floor plenum for moving air heated by said heating means into said chamber and for moving cooler air out of said chamber to be heated by the heating means.
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A portable apparatus for eradicating pests from both non-manufactured wood and non-manufactured wood products, said apparatus comprising:
- a chamber having a first end, a second end, a left wall, a right wall, a ceiling, a sub-ceiling, a perforated floor, and a sub-floor, the ceiling and sub-ceiling defining a ceiling plenum, and the floor and sub-floor defining a floor plenum, said ceiling plenum and said floor plenum communicating with the interior of the chamber for allowing air to move through the plenums and the interior of the chamber;
- a rigid basal structure for supporting said chamber;
- a door that allows ingress to and egress from the interior of the chamber, said door positioned at the first end of the chamber;
- a heater compartment attached to and located immediately adjacent to the second end of the chamber;
- a heater located in the heater compartment, the heater having the capacity to heat the air in the interior of said chamber to a desired temperature for a desired period of time, the heater having an inlet and an outlet, the outlet of said heater connected to said floor plenum;
- means for circulating air having an inlet and an outlet, said circulating air means located in the heater compartment, the outlet of said circulating air means connected to the inlet of said heater, and the inlet of said circulating air means connected to said ceiling plenum;
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- control means for controlling the operation of said heater and said air circulating means so that when the desired temperature and time period are entered into the control means the heater and air circulating means working together draw air from the chamber into said ceiling plenum and eventually into said air circulating means, said drawn air is then pushed into said heater where it is heated to a predetermined temperature, the heated air then being directed into the floor plenum through the perforated floor and into the chamber, said control means ensuring that the air circulating means and heater operate at least intermittently for the desired period of time in order to keep the wood products within the chamber at the desired temperature.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.