# US 9,752,775 B2 · Heat dispersing element > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 9,752,775 B2 - Document ID: US9752775B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/064,680 - Filed: 2016-03-09 - Published: 2016-06-30 - Granted: 2017-09-05 - Earliest claimed: 2013-09-24 - Applicants: Jody Embury - Inventors: Jody Embury - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US9752775B2 ## CPC - F23D 14/145: {combustion being stabilised at a screen or a perforated plate} - F23D 14/28: in association with a gaseous fuel source, e.g. acetylene generator, or a container for liquefied gas - F23D 14/38: Torches, e.g. for brazing or heating (nozzles F23D14/48) - F23D 14/465: {for torches (F23D14/52 takes precedence)} - F23D 14/70: Baffles or like flow-disturbing devices - F23D 14/76: Protecting flame and burner parts - F23D 14/84: Flame spreading or otherwise shaping (F23D14/70 takes precedence) - F24H 3/006: {using fluid fuel} - F23D: BURNERS - F24H: FLUID HEATERS, e.g. WATER OR AIR HEATERS, HAVING HEAT-GENERATING MEANS, e.g. HEAT PUMPS, IN GENERAL (steam generation F22) ## Abstract A heat dispersing element for a standard propane torch head for the generation of silent heat. This heat dispersing element attaches directly to the head of a propane torch and operates silently. The heat dispersing element accepts the heat of the torch and silently disperses the heat through the burn plate and directs it outward silently. This is done through a series of openings. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A metal heat dispersing element for a propane torch head configured to burn a fuel and produce a flame, the heat dispensing element comprising: a tapered housing comprising a flat top, a flat bottom, a front plate, a back and two side panels defining an enclosed chamber, wherein the back is shorter in length than the front plate, said front plate having an inside flat surface and a plurality of exhaust ports formed therethrough; a metal collar mounted to the back having a through bore extending into the enclosed chamber and a threaded opening in a side thereof to accommodate a set screw, wherein the propane torch head is insertable into the enclosed chamber through the through bore and releasably securable to the metal collar with the set screw; and a V-shaped burn plate having two ends fixedly attached to the inside flat surface and a central apex that is bent out of line with the two ends and aligned with the through bore of the metal collar, the burn plate dividing the enclosed chamber into a combustion chamber between the back and a back face of the burn plate and an exhaust chamber between a front face of the burn plate and the front wall, the burn plate having a series of through holes formed therein, wherein the through holes are less in number than the number of exhaust ports in said front plate; wherein the V-shaped burn plate and the tapered housing work in concert to block light and silence noise produced by the flame from the propane torch head in the combustion chamber. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) A kit comprising the heat dispersing element as claimed in claim 1, in combination with a base for a propane tank. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The heat dispersing element as claimed in claim 1, wherein said heat dispersing element comprises a heat guard surrounding the tapered housing. ### Claim 4 A heat dispensing element for a propane torch head configured to burn a fuel and produce a flame, the heat dispensing element comprising: a tapered housing having a front wall, a back wall and a sidewall angling inwardly from the front wall to the back wall to define an enclosed chamber within an inside surface, wherein the front wall has a plurality of exhaust ports formed therethrough and forms a first included angle with the sidewall; a collar extending from the back wall and having a through bore configured to receive the propane torch head in the enclosed chamber; a burn plate having a center point out of plane with an outer edge and defining a back face projecting rearwardly from the front wall toward the back wall, wherein the burn plate is attached to the inside surface between the front wall and the back wall such that the burn plate forms a second included angle with the sidewall and divides the enclosed chamber into a combustion chamber between the back wall and the back face and an exhaust chamber between a front face of the burn plate and the front wall; and wherein the second included angle is less than the first included angle such that the rearwardly-projecting burn plate and the tapered housing work in concert to block light and silence noise produced by the flame from the propane torch head in the combustion chamber. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The heat dispensing element of claim 4, wherein the burn plate has a plurality of through holes formed therein. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The heat dispensing element of claim 5, wherein the through holes are less in number than the exhaust ports in said front plate. ### Claim 7 (depends on 4) The heat dispensing element of claim 4, wherein the tapered housing comprises a trapezoidal prism. ### Claim 8 (depends on 4) The heat dispensing element of claim 4, wherein the collar comprises a threaded hole in a side thereof receiving a threaded set screw for releasably securing the propane torch head to the metal collar. ### Claim 9 (depends on 4) The heat dispensing element of claim 4, wherein the rearwardly-projecting burn plate comprises a V-shaped plate having a central apex aligned with the through bore formed in the collar. ### Claim 10 (depends on 4) The heat dispensing element of claim 4, further comprising a heat guard surrounding the housing in a spaced relationship to prevent inadvertent contact with the housing. ### Claim 11 A portable heater comprising: a tank storing a fuel; a propane torch head secured to an end of the tank, wherein the propane torch head is in fluid communication with the fuel and configured to burn the fuel and produce a flame; and a heat dispensing element including: a tapered housing having a front wall, a back wall and a sidewall angling inwardly from the front wall to the back wall to define an enclosed chamber within an inside surface, wherein the front wall has a plurality of exhaust ports formed therethrough and forms a first included angle with the sidewall; a collar extending from the back wall and having a through bore configured to receive the propane torch head in the enclosed chamber; a burn plate having a center point out of plane with an outer edge and defining a back face projecting rearwardly from the front wall toward the back wall, wherein the burn plate is attached to the inside surface between the front wall and the back wall such that the burn plate forms a second included angle with the sidewall and divides the enclosed chamber into a combustion chamber between the back wall and the back face and an exhaust chamber between a front face of the burn plate and the front wall; and wherein the second included angle is less than the first included angle such that the rearwardly-projecting burn plate and the tapered housing work in concert to block light and silence noise produced by the flame from the propane torch head in the combustion chamber. ### Claim 12 (depends on 10) The portable heater of claim 10, wherein the inwardly-bent burn plate has a plurality of through holes formed therein. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The portable heater of claim 12, wherein the through holes are less in number than the exhaust ports in said front plate. ### Claim 14 (depends on 10) The portable heater of claim 10, wherein the housing comprises a trapezoidal prism. ### Claim 15 (depends on 10) The portable heater of claim 10, wherein the collar comprises a threaded hole in a side thereof receiving a threaded set screw for releasably securing the propane torch head to the metal collar. ### Claim 16 (depends on 10) The portable heater of claim 10, wherein the rearwardly-projecting burn plate comprises a V-shaped plate having a central apex aligned with the through bore formed in the collar. ### Claim 17 (depends on 10) The portable heater of claim 10, wherein the heat dissipating element further comprises a heat guard surrounding the housing in a spaced relationship to prevent inadvertent contact with the housing. ### Claim 18 (depends on 10) The portable heater of claim 10, further comprising a base located at an end of the tank opposite the propane torch head.