Air heater
OwnerGene Ferruccio Bonviciniinventor
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Abstract
An air heater comprising a pipe assembly having an intake opening and an outlet opening which is horizontally supported by a stand and protected by a removable, open-topped sleeving. The pipe assembly is a series of internally interconnected pipes which provides a continuous air flow passageway from the intake opening to the outlet opening. The pipe assembly is heated by a small fire inside the sleeving while a pump forces cold air into the intake opening. As the pumped, cold air circulates through the heated pipe assembly, the air becomes heated, and hot air is expelled at the outlet opening.
Claims5
An air heater comprising a pipe assembly, said pipe assembly having an intake pipe defining an intake opening at one end, and an outlet pipe defining an outlet opening at one end, said pipe assembly providing a continuous air passageway between said intake opening and said outlet opening, means for horizontally supporting said pipe assembly, a protective sleeving removably attached to said pipe assembly, said sleeving having an open top and bottom and at least partially, vertically surrounding said pipe assembly when in place, said sleeving having a front plate, a rear plate and a pair of side panels, the upper portion of said front plate defining an intake pipe hole and an outlet pipe hole through which the front portion of said intake pipe and said outlet pipe outwardly protrude when said heater is assembled, said front plate having a plurality of vent holes and a centrally disposed door in its lower portion, said sleeving also having an outwardly projecting lip extending around a portion of its top edge, a means for heating said pipe assembly and a means for continuously forcing air into said intake opening and through said pipe assembly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.