Claims
- 1. A heater apparatus comprising:a frame; a means for supporting a conducting wire on said frame; a conducting wire supported on said frame by said means for supporting a conducting wire, said conducting wire having a terminal end; a first insulating guide mounted to said frame, having a front face and a back face, and a passage extending from said front face to said back face in an axial direction; a second insulating guide mounted to said frame, having a front face and a back face, and a passage extending from said front face to said back face in said axial direction; a first terminal connection member extending through said passage of said first insulating guide, having a first end portion protruding from said front face and a second end portion protruding from said back face, a means for connecting to said terminal end of said resistive wire located proximal to the first end, and a through hole located proximal to the second end and extending in a direction normal to said axial direction; a second terminal connection member extending through said passage of said second insulating guide, having a first end portion protruding from said front face of said second insulating guide and a second end portion protruding from said back face of said second insulating guide, a means for connecting to a terminal end of a conductive element located proximal to said first end portion, and a through hole located proximal to said second end portion and extending in a direction normal to said axial direction; a thermostat having a first connection terminal and a second connection terminal, said first connection terminal having a though hole aligned with and extending in the direction of the though hole in the first terminal connection member, said second connection terminal having a through hole aligned with and extending in the direction the through hole in the second terminal connection member; a first threaded screw extending through said hole in said first connection terminal and said second end of said first terminal connection member; and a second threaded screw extending through said hole in said second connection terminal and said second end of said second terminal connection member.
- 2. A heater apparatus comprising:a frame; a means for supporting a conducting wire on said frame; a conducting wire supported on said frame by said means for supporting a conducting wire, said conducting wire having a terminal end; a first insulating guide mounted to said frame, having a front face and a back face, and a passage extending from said front face to said back face in an axial direction; a second insulating guide mounted to said frame, having a front face and a back face, and a passage extending from said front face to said back face in said axial direction; a first terminal connection member shaped and dimensioned for insertion into said passage of said first insulating guide, having a first end portion and a second end portion, a means for connecting to said terminal end of said resistive wire located proximal to the first end, a through hole located proximal to the second end and extending in a direction normal to said axial, and having means for abutting against said front face of said first insulating guide at a predetermined position of insertion, wherein said predetermined position is such that said first end portion protrudes from said front face of said first insulating guide and said second end portion protrudes from said back face of said first insulating guide; a second terminal connection member shaped and dimensioned for insertion into said passage of said second insulating guide, having a first end portion and a second end portion, a means for connecting to a terminal end of a conducting element located proximal to the first end, a through hole located proximal to the second end and extending in a direction normal to said axial, and having means for abutting against said front face of said second insulating guide at a predetermined position of insertion, wherein said predetermined position is such that said first end portion protrudes from said front face of said second insulating guide and said second end portion protrudes from said back face of said second insulating guide; a thermostat having a first connection terminal and a second connection terminal, said first connection terminal contacting the second end of said first terminal connection member and having a though hole aligned with and extending in the direction of the though hole in the first terminal connection member, said second connection terminal contacting the second end of said second terminal connection member and having a through hole aligned with and extending in the direction the through hole in the second terminal connection member; a first threaded screw extending through said hole in said first connection terminal and said second end of said first terminal connection member; and a second threaded screw extending through said hole in said second connection terminal and said second end of said second terminal connection member.
- 3. A heater apparatus comprising:a frame having means for supporting a resistive heating wire; an insulating means secured to said frame, said insulating means having a first support and a second support; a first connection member secured to the first support of the insulating means and aligned on an axis, the first connection member having a first end and a second end displaced from one another on said axis, and having a first through hole proximal to said first end extending in a first direction normal to said axis, and having a means for connecting to a wire end located at its second end; a second connection member secured to the second support of the insulating means and aligned on said axis, the second connection member having a first end and a second end displaced from one another on said axis, and having a second through hole proximal to said first end extending in said first direction, and having a means for connecting to a wire end located at its second end; and a thermostat having a first connection terminal and a second connection terminal, said first connection terminal having a third through hole and said second connection terminal having a fourth through hole, wherein said first connection terminal is secured to said first connection member such that said third through hole is aligned with and extends parallel to said first through hole, and said second connection terminal is secured to said second connection member such that said fourth through hole is aligned with and extends parallel to said second through hole.
- 4. A heater apparatus according to claim 3 wherein said first connection terminal is secured to said first connection member by a first threaded screw extending through and in a threaded engagement with at least one of said first connection terminal and said first connection member, and said second connection terminal is secured to said second connection member by a second threaded screw extending through and in a threaded engagement with at least of one of said second connection terminal and said second connection member.
- 5. A heater apparatus according to claim 3 wherein said first support includes a front face and a back face, spaced apart from another by a distance, and a support hole extending along said axis from said front face to said back face, andsaid first connection member comprises an elongated plate having a center section, said center section extending through said support hole, and having a back abutment projecting from said second end and abutting against said back face, and having a front abutment projecting from said first end and abutting against said front face, whereby said first connection member is secured from movement in the direction of said axis by said front and back abutments contacting said front and back face.
- 6. A heater apparatus according to claim 1 further comprising:a third insulating guide, structurally identical to at least one of said first insulating guide and said second insulating guide, forming a third passage; and a third connection member, extending through said third passage, having a first end and a second end opposite from said first end, said first end forming an external connection member and said second end having means for connecting to a conducting member.
- 7. A heater apparatus according to claim 2 further comprising:a second insulating means secured to said frame, said insulating means having a third support structurally identical to at least one of said first and second supports; and an external connection member secured to the third support.
Parent Case Info
This application claim benefit of Provisional No. 60/225,042 filed Aug. 11, 2000.
US Referenced Citations (9)
Provisional Applications (1)
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