Portable heating assembly
OwnerJames Rookstoolinventor
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Abstract
A device may include a housing defining a generally nonlinear path between an intake port for taking in fluid and an outlet port for outputting heated fluid. The device may also include a fan assembly disposed of the intake port for supplying the intake port with the fluid. Additionally, the device may also include a heat source disposed along the generally nonlinear path for heating the fluid supplied by the fan assembly. Further, the device may also include a compression assembly for at least partially defining the generally nonlinear path. The compression assembly may be configured for creating a first pressure region proximal to the intake port and a second pressure region distal to the intake port. The first pressure region may be a higher fluid pressure than the second pressure region.
Claims20
A device, comprising:
- a housing defining a generally nonlinear path between an intake port for taking in fluid and an outlet port for outputting heated fluid;
- a fan assembly disposed of the intake port for supplying the intake port with the fluid;
- a heat source disposed along the generally nonlinear path for heating the fluid supplied by the fan assembly;
- and
- a compression assembly for at least partially defining the generally nonlinear path, the compression assembly configured for creating a first pressure region proximal to the intake port and a second pressure region distal to the intake port,
- wherein the first pressure region comprises a higher fluid pressure than the second pressure region.
A system, comprising:
- a housing having an intake port for taking in fluid and an outlet port for outputting heated fluid;
- a generally nonlinear path for fluid flow positioned between the intake port and the outlet port;
- a fan assembly disposed of the intake port for supplying the intake port with the fluid;
- means for heating the fluid supplied by the fan assembly;
- and
- means for at least partially defining the generally nonlinear path to create a first pressure region proximal to the intake port and a second pressure region distal to the intake port,
- wherein the first pressure region comprises a higher fluid pressure than the second pressure region.
A method, comprising:
- defining a generally nonlinear path between an intake port for taking in fluid and an outlet port for outputting heated fluid, wherein the generally nonlinear path is at least partially defined to create a first pressure region proximal to the intake port and a second pressure region distal to the intake port, the first pressure region comprising a higher fluid pressure than the second pressure region;
- positioning a fan assembly at the intake port for supplying the intake port with the fluid;
- and
- positioning a heat source along the generally nonlinear path for heating the fluid supplied by the fan assembly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.