Heat control member and method
OwnerGeorge W. Remlinger, Arthur K. Kreiderinventors
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Abstract
A cover and method for controlling heat transfer from a room heating unit are disclosed. The cover includes a shell having a cross section adapted to be placed over and enclose a heating unit to limit or preclude heat flow. The cover can also include thermal insulation for limiting radiative and conductive heat flow. In a preferred arrangement, the shell is formed of a readily shearable sheet metal to facilitate installation by a homeowner.
Claims5
A method for conserving heat energy by controlling heat flow from a previously installed system of hot water baseboard heating units that includes a multiplicity of heating elements enclosed in housings provided with ports for permitting air flow in proximity to the heating elements, comprising removably installing a cover over at least part of said heating units thereby to decrease the amount of heat lost from the hot water flowing through said units, said cover comprising a substantially fluid-impervious shell member having a cross section shaped to be disposed over the heating unit, said shell member including a face portion adapted to extend over the front surface of the heating unit, a top wall contiguous with one edge of the face portion and extending angularly with respect to the face portion and a bottom wall, contiguous with another edge of the face portion and extending angularly with respect thereto.
A cover for a baseboard heating unit having openings therein for convective heat transfer, comprising a substantially fluid-impervious shell member having a cross section shaped to be disposed over the heating unit to block convective heat transfer from the heating unit, said shell member including a face portion adapted to extend over the front surface of the heating unit, a top wall contiguous with one edge of the face portion and extending angularly with respect to the face portion and a bottom wall, contiguous with another edge of the face portion and extending angularly with respect thereto.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.