Radiator system
OwnerPhilip Ferdinando Villainventor
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Abstract
A radiator system in which aluminum extruded sections carrying integral fluid conduits are adjustably supported on a wall and interconnected at the corners of a room by connectors. The connectors incorporate slidable seals to engage in a telescopic fashion with the adjacent ends of the conduits. The extruded sections are clipped into wall mountings and are slidably retained, which facilitates assembly at the corners with the telescopic action of the connectors.
Claims30
A radiator system comprising a plurality of elongate panels each incorporating a longitudinally extending conduit for heating or cooling fluid, at least one mounting member comprising a first part for attachment to a supporting surface, and a second part which co-operates with the panel so that the panel is slidably movable at least in the longitudinal direction;
- a connector for interconnecting the conduits of the system, the connector having at least one tubular end portion which is adapted to fit slidably into the end of one of the conduits, and carries at least one circumferentially extending sealing element adapted to form a fluid-tight coupling with the conduit, and at least one seating on said connector for a detachable stop member which seating is located so as to retain the stop member at a position which is spaced from the at least one tubular end portion of the conduit after assembly so as to allow some free motion to take up thermal expansion, while limiting the maximum degree of interengagement between the connector and the conduit.
A radiator system comprising:
- a plurality of elongate panels each comprising a longitudinally extending conduit through which a fluid can flow;
- at least one mounting member comprising a first part for attachment to a supporting surface and a second part which cooperates with one of said panels;
- a connector for interconnecting the conduits of the radiator system, the connector comprising at least one tubular end portion which is adapted to fit slidably into an end of one of said conduits;
- a set of spaced seatings defined on said at least one tubular end portion;
- and,
- a detachable stop member which selectively engages one of said set of spaced seatings of said connector for limiting the distance of interengagement between said connector and said conduit.
A radiator system comprising:
- a plurality of longitudinally extending spaced conduits through which a fluid can flow;
- a connector for interconnecting two of said plurality of conduits, said connector comprising at least one tubular end portion which is adapted to fit slidably into an end of one of said two conduits;
- a set of spaced seatings defined on said at least one tubular end portion;
- and,
- a detachable stop member which selectively engages one of said set of spaced seatings of said connector for limiting the distance of interengagement between said connector and said conduit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.