Apparatus, Arrangement and Method for Supporting a Helical Wire Coil Heating Element

An arrangement for supporting a helical wire coil heating element, the arrangement comprising:

• a substantially closed elongated conduit having an open interior;
• a plurality of supporting arms extending radially inward into the open interior;
• and
• a plurality of insulating standoffs, each of the supporting arms supporting one of the insulating standoffs such that the insulating standoff extends into the open interior.

A method of assembling an arrangement for supporting a helical wire coil heating element;

• the method comprising the steps of:
• providing a substantially closed elongated conduit having an open interior;
• providing a supporting frame having an open center portion and a plurality of supporting arms extending radially inward into the open center portion;
• attaching an insulating standoff to each of the supporting arms such that the insulating standoff extends into the open center portion;
• attaching a helical wire coil heating element to a plurality of the insulting standoffs;
• and
• attaching the supporting frame to the elongated conduit such that each insulating standoff extends into the open interior.