Thermostat controller
AssigneeM. H. Rhodes, Inc.
InventorsLawrence J. Laviana, Mark H. Rhodes, Jr., Edward J. Doyle
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Abstract
A timer controlled heat emission device for modifying the operation of a wall mounted thermostat includes a housing slidably mounted on the wall adjacent the thermostat, an electrical heating element disposed in the housing in heat emission relation with the thermostat, switching means movable between a first position in which the heating element is connected to a source of electricity and a second position in which the heating element is disconnected from the source, a timer activatable for a preselected time period, and control means operatively connected to the timer for moving the switching means between the two positions upon the activation and deactivation of the timer.
Claims11
A thermostat control device for use with a wall mounted thermostat comprising:
- a bracket fixedly mountable on the wall adjacent the thermostat, said bracket having a groove therein;
- a housing, a flange extending outwardly from the housing, said flange being slidably receivable in said groove for varying the distance of said housing from said thermostat;
- an electric heating element disposed in the housing for heating the thermostat when said control device is mounted on the wall adjacent said thermostat;
- means for connecting said heating element to a source of electricity, switching means movable between a first position in which said electric heating element is connected to the source of electricity and a second position in which the heating element is disconnected from the source;
- a timing means disposed in said housing, said timing means being manually activatable for a preselected time interval and including means for deactivating said timing means upon the passage of said preselected time interval after activation thereof;
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- control means operatively connected to said timing means for moving said switching means between said two positions upon the activation and deactivation of the timing means.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.