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US 2018/0080725 A1Published application
Baseboard Heater Radiator Cover
AssigneeCreative Hydronics International
InventorsCraig M. Coe, Robert Greene, Philip David Haglof, Maria Elena Coe
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Abstract
A radiator heater cover includes a cover formed of thermoplastic in a shape that fits over at least a portion of a radiator heater. The radiator heater cover defines a plurality of apertures in at least a portion of an outer surface of the cover that are dimensioned and spaced to provide desired convective heat transfer away from predetermined areas of the radiator heater.
Claims14
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A method of covering an existing radiator heater comprising hot water pipes, the method comprising:
- a) forming a cover from a thermoplastic material in a shape comprising a front panel, a side flap formed at an angle relative to the front panel, and an angled portion, the angled portion positioned so that the angled portion connects the side flap to the front panel of the cover such that the angled portion forms an obtuse angle with the side flap, wherein a ratio of the area of the front panel to the sum of the areas of the angled portion and the side flap portion is in a range of 0.33 to 2.25 so that the cover provides a desired amount of insulation and convective heat transfer away from the cover;
- b) forming a plurality of apertures in the angled portion of the cover that provide the desired amount of convective heat transfer away from the cover;
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- c) mounting the cover over the existing radiator heater comprising hot water pipes such that the cover is proximate to a surface of the existing radiator heater and adjacent to the hot water pipes, wherein the cover provides the desired amount of insulation to the hot water pipes and heat transfer away from the hot water pipes.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.