Patio heater with reflective fins
AssigneeCanadian Tire Corporation, Limited
InventorsKevin Beepath, Adam Smith, Joran Van Lang, Jim Scott
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Abstract
A patio heater, has: a base to be supported on a ground; a stem protruding upwardly away from the base; and a heat generating device secured to the stem, the heat generating device having: a burner fluidly connected to a source of a fuel to be burned; a diffusion sheet enclosing a combustion chamber, the burner located inside the combustion chamber and surrounded by the diffusion sheet; a reflective shield located above the diffusion sheet; and at least one reflective fin mounted to the diffusion sheet and extending away therefrom.
Claims20
A patio heater, comprising:
- a base to be supported on a ground;
- a stem protruding upwardly away from the base;
- and
- a heat generating device secured to the stem, the heat generating device having:
- a burner fluidly connected to a source of a fuel to be burned;
- a diffusion sheet enclosing a combustion chamber, the burner located inside the combustion chamber and surrounded by the diffusion sheet;
- a reflective shield located above the diffusion sheet;
- and
- at least one reflective fin mounted to the diffusion sheet and extending away therefrom.
A method of operating a patio heater, comprising:
- generating combustion gases;
- heating a diffusion sheet with the combustion gases;
- reflecting heat of the diffusion sheet downwardly with a reflective shield located above the diffusion sheet;
- and
- further reflecting the heat of the diffusion sheet downwardly with at least one reflective fin mounted to the diffusion sheet.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.