Track system for heater assembly
AssigneeBacker EHP Inc.
InventorsDonald E. Porterfield, Jerry L. Hensley, Charles T. Whitfield
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Abstract
A heater assembly includes a heating element assembly having a resistive heating element connected to a housing member. First and second guide members are oppositely and outwardly positioned with respect to the heating element assembly and extend away from the housing member. A patch plate includes an installation aperture and first and second wings extending away from the patch plate. The first and second guide members are positioned to individually slidingly engage with one of the first and second wings thereby defining a track system to permit the heating element assembly to be slidingly received through the installation aperture without contact between the resistive heating element and the patch plate.
Claims21
A heater assembly, comprising:
- a heating element assembly comprising at least one guide member cantileverly extending rearwardly from a housing member, and a resistive heating element supported by the at least one guide member;
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- a patch plate for supporting the heating element assembly and for mounting the heating element assembly to an air handler, the patch plate having an installation aperture and at least one wing integrally formed as a part of the patch plate and cantileverly extending rearwardly from the patch plate, the at least one wing slidingly engaged with the at least one guide member,
- wherein the heating element assembly is slidingly and removably received through the installation aperture without contact between the resistive heating element and the patch plate.
A heater assembly, comprising:
- a heating element assembly comprising a resistive heating element, and first and second guide members cantileverly extending rearwardly from a housing member, the first and second guide members positioned on opposite sides of and supporting the resistive heating element;
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- a patch plate for supporting the heating element assembly and for mounting the heating element assembly to an air handler, the patch plate having an installation aperture and fixed first and second wings cantileverly extending rearwardly from the patch plate, each of the first and second wings engaged with and supporting a respective one of the first and second guide members,
- wherein the heating element assembly is slidingly and removably received through the installation aperture via the engaged first and second wings and the first and second guide members without contact between the resistive heating element and the patch plate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.