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US 2022/0018135 A1Published application
Ice melting assembly
AssigneeClear Industries
InventorTodd Kahle
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides a heating device for the removal and/or prevention of ice masses or snow. The heating device can include a heating cable formed in a pattern of loops, arcs, or other shapes. Power can be applied to the heating cable and, when placed on top of an ice mass or within a concrete or asphalt surface, the heating device can melt the ice mass or snow.
Claims20
An ice melting device comprising:
- a heating cable formed in a patterned arrangement comprising a plurality of arcs;
- and
- wherein each arc among the plurality of arcs is coupled to at least one adjacent arc.
An ice melting device comprising:
- a continuous heating cable including a first end and second end, the continuous heating cable forming a pattern of a plurality of teardrop-shaped arcs between the first and second end of the continuous heating cable to form a planar structure from the continuous heating cable;
- and
- wherein each arc among the plurality of teardrop-shaped arcs is in contact with at least one adjacent arc.
A method of using an ice melting device formed by a length of heating cable formed in a patterned arrangement of arcs, the method comprising:
- raising the ice melting device into a desired position on an ice mass;
- placing the ice melting device onto a top side of the ice mass;
- and
- applying power to the ice melting device such that the ice melting device applies heat to the ice mass and descends therethrough.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.