Garage door opener heater
OwnerPaul H. Thomasinventor
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Abstract
A garage door opener heater for use on garage doors to heat the drive track of the opener during cold weather to prevent binding and restricted movement of the track when the lubricates within the track solidify at cold temperatures.
Claims5
A garage door opener heater comprising an elongated channel enclosure, said channel enclosure comprising a top portion, oppositely disposed wall portions, and inturned lips extending from free edges of said oppositely disposed walls, a heating strip within said channel enclosure, means for connecting said heating strip to a power source, means for securing said heating strip in abutting relation on said oppositely disposed walls, a band of insulation in said elongated channel enclosure abutting said top portion and spaced in relation to said heating strip, means on said elongated channel for securing same to a garage door opener drive track and means for isolating the interior of said elongated channel enclosure around said garage door drive track.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.