Personal portable heater

A portable heater comprising:

• a housing including an enclosure and a base, the enclosure defining an interior space between a first sidewall and a second sidewall, the enclosure including a first mounting bracket located within the interior space;
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• a burner assembly disposed within the enclosure interior space, the burner assembly including a heating element, the heating element defining:
• a main body defining a curved outer heating surface;
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• a plurality of pores extending through the main body from a rear side to a front side, wherein at least some of the plurality of pores are disposed generally orthogonally to the outer heating surface.

A portable heater comprising:

• a housing including a base and an enclosure;
• a burner assembly disposed within the enclosure, the burner assembly including a gas valve, a connection assembly for connecting a fuel tank to the gas valve, and a heating element connected to the gas valve and being secured to a burner housing;
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• a rear heat shield located between the burner housing and the gas valve, the rear heat shield dividing the enclosure into a front portion including the heating element and a rear portion including the connection assembly, the rear heat shield including one or more apertures for allowing heat from the burner housing to provide heat to the enclosure rear portion.