Systems and Methods for Securing a Storage Tank of a Water Heater on a Support Pad
AssigneeRheem Manufacturing Company
InventorsMatthew Connor Bishop, Jason Addison Steinbaum, William Tomlin McLemore, Robert A. Johnson, Thomas L. Porterfield, JR.
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Abstract
A fluid heating system including a housing, a storage tank, and a support pad is disclosed. The storage tank is disposed in the housing and stores the fluid to be heated. The support pad includes a body including an outer lip and one or more trenches formed in the body. The outer lip receives a bottom periphery of the housing, and the trenches receive a bottom periphery of the storage tank.
Claims20
A support pad for a water heater comprising:
- a body comprising an outer lip configured to receive a bottom periphery of a housing of the water heater;
- one or more trenches formed in the body, wherein the one or more trenches are configured to receive a bottom periphery of a storage tank of the water heater;
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- one or more cut-outs formed in the body, wherein the one or more cut-outs are configured to enable an insulating material to flow into a vacant space disposed in proximity to an exterior bottom surface of the storage tank.
A support pad for a water heater comprising:
- a body comprising an outer lip configured to receive a bottom periphery of a housing of the water heater, wherein the body comprises a first body portion and a second body portion disposed in a perpendicular alignment with each other to form an “X-shaped” body;
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- one or more trenches formed in the body, wherein the one or more trenches are configured to receive a bottom periphery of a storage tank of the water heater.
A support pad for a water heater comprising:
- a circular body comprising an outer edge and one or more inner edges, wherein the outer edge comprises an outer lip configured to receive a bottom periphery of a housing of the water heater;
- one or more trenches formed in the circular body in proximity to the one or more inner edges, wherein the one or more trenches are configured to receive a bottom periphery of a storage tank of the water heater, and wherein an area enclosed by the one or more inner edges is vacant;
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- one or more cut-outs formed in the circular body, wherein the one or more cut-outs are configured to enable an insulating material to flow into a vacant space disposed in proximity to an exterior bottom surface of the storage tank.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.