Hot water heater blanket assembly establishing dead air spaces
OwnerAllen C. Riceinventor
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Abstract
A fabric insulating material is configured for enclosing a hot water heater, and uses strips of insulating material to establish dead air spaced between the fabric and the surfaces of the hot water heater. The dead air spaces function as high efficiency insulators. The fabric is flexible enough to be folded for storage and shipping and is easily applied to common heater units.
Claims12
An apparatus for insulating a water heater, the water heater having a cylindrical side surface, a circular top surface and a plurality of utility elements extending outwardly therefrom;
- the apparatus comprising:
- a flexible insulating material formed as:
- a rectangular blanket having a fastener enabling securement of the blanket about the side surface of the hot water heater, a first spacer integral with, and positioned on an inside surface of the blanket for establishing a dead air space between the side surface of the water heater and the inside surface of the blanket when the blanket circumvents the water heater;
- a top cover having a cylindrical side portion of a size for mutual abutment of the side portion and the blanket when the blanket and the top cover are engaged with the water heater;
- an isolation disk positioned in parallel with the top cover and extensive so as to peripherally abut the side portion;
- a further spacer integral with at least one of the isolation disk and the top cover, the further spacer positioned for establishing a further dead air space between at least one of the top cover and the isolation disk and the isolation disk and the top surface of the water heater when the top cover and the isolation disk are engaged over the water heater.
An apparatus for insulating a water heater, the water heater having a side surface, a top surface and a plurality of utility elements extending outwardly therefrom;
- the apparatus comprising:
- a flexible insulating material having a bubble wrap layer formed as:
- a blanket having a fastener enabling securement of the blanket about the side surface of the water heater, a first spacer integral with, and positioned on an inside surface of the blanket for establishing a dead air space between the side surface of the water heater and the inside surface of the blanket when the blanket circumvents the water heater;
- a top cover having a cylindrical side portion of a size for mutual abutment of the side portion and the blanket when the blanket and the top cover are engaged with the water heater;
- an isolation element positioned within the top cover and peripherally abutting the side portion thereof;
- a further spacer integral with at least one of the isolation element and the top cover thereby establishing a further dead air space therebetween.
An apparatus having low thermal loss comprising:
- a) a water heater providing a peripheral side surface closed at an upper end thereof by a top surface;
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- b) a flexible insulating material having a bubble wrap layer formed as:
- i) a blanket secured about the side surface of the water heater in a position establishing a dead air space therebetween;
- ii) a top cover extensive over the top surface of the water heater in a position establishing a further dead air space therebetween;
- iii) an isolation element within the top cover, the element vertically bisecting the further dead air space;
- the insulating material of such dimension and physical extent as to thermally isolate the dead air space, and each of the bisected portions of the further dead air space.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.