Safety guard for patio heater
AssigneeCPD Associates, Inc.
InventorMartin C. Bossler
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Abstract
The present invention provides a dome guard for a dome cover having an inside surface, an outside surface and a rim. The dome guard includes a heat resistant grid, at least one standoff for holding the dome guard a first predetermined distance from the dome cover, and a clip for engaging the inside rim of the dome cover. Contact of human skin with the rim of the dome is limited by the clip, which holds the dome guard a second predetermined distance from the inside rim of the dome.
Claims16
A dome guard for a dome cover of a heating apparatus, the dome cover having an inside surface, an outside surface and a rim, said dome guard comprising a heat resistant grid of wire arranged in concentric circles and connected by spokes, ac least one standoff for holding said dome guard a first predetermined distance from the dome cover, and a clip for engaging said rim of the dome cover, said clip holding said guard a second predetermined distance from the rim of the dome and said grid being configured and arranged to limit contact with the inside and outside dome surface.
A safety guard for a heating apparatus having a standard, an emitter and a dome, the dome having an inside, an outside and a rim, comprising:
- a dome guard including a first heat resistant grid, at least one standoff for holding said dome guard a first predetermined distance from the dome, and a clip for engaging said rim of the dome, said clip holding said guard a second predetermined distance from said rim of said dome;
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- an emitter guard including a second heat resistant grid and an offset fastener for connecting said grid to the standard, said fastener holding said grid a predetermined distance from the emitter when said fastener is engaged with the standard and wherein said emitter guard is removably attached to said dome.
A safety guard for a heating apparatus having a standard, an emitter and a dome, the dome having an inside, an outside and a rim, comprising:
- a dome guard including a first heat resistant grid, at least one standoff for holding said dome guard a first predetermined distance from the dome, and a clip for engaging said rim of the dome, said clip holding said guard a second predetermined distance from said rim of said dome, said first grid comprising thin rods or wire arranged in rings and radial spokes connecting said rings;
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- an emitter guard including a second heat resistant grid and an offset fastener for connecting said second grid to the standard, said fastener holding said second grid a predetermined distance from the emitter when said fastener is engaged with the standard.
A heating apparatus with a safety guard comprising:
- a standard;
- an emitter;
- a dome having an inside, an outside and a rim,
- a dome guard including a first heat resistant grid, at least one standoff for holding said dome guard a first predetermined distance from said dome, and a clip for engaging said inside rim of said dome, said clip holding said guard a second predetermined distance from said inside rim of said dome;
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- an emitter guard including a second heat resistant grid configured to contain said emitter within said grid and an offset fastener for connecting said grid to the standard, said fastener holding said grid a predetermined distance from said emitter when said fastener is engaged with said standard, and wherein said emitter guard extends from said standard to said dome.
A dome cover having a dome guard for a heating apparatus, comprising said dome cover having an inside surface, an outside surface and a rim, with said dome guard removably attached thereto, said dome guard comprising a heat resistant grid that comprises rods or wire arranged in concentric circles connected by spokes, at least one standoff for holding said dome guard a first predetermined distance from said dome cover, and a clip for engaging said inside rim of said dome cover, said clip holding said guard a second predetermined distance from said inside rim of said dome and said grid being configured and arranged to limit contact with said inside and outside dome surfaces.
A method of reducing the safety hazard in the vicinity of a heating apparatus having an emitter, a standard and a dome having an inside, an outside, and a rim comprising:
- orienting an emitter guard, having a first heat resistant grid to contain the emitter within said grid;
- engaging said grid with said standard a pre-determined distance from said emitter;
- orienting a dome guard having a second heat resistant grid, at least one clip, and at least one standoff such that said standoff is closest to the dome;
- placing said standoff of said dome guard against the dome;
- flexing said dome guard toward the rim of the dome;
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- engaging said at least one clip with the rim of the dome.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.