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Electric convection heater and method of use for exterminating insects

a heater and electric technology, applied in the field of electric convection heaters, can solve the problems of limited use of heaters traditionally availabl

Inactive Publication Date: 2013-02-21
ON SITE MFG
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This patent is for an electric heater that is designed to be used to exterminate bed bugs. The heater has a fan and a heater and is connected to a control system. The heater is placed in the upper housing of the device, while the fan is placed in the lower housing. The device has a mechanism that creates air flow paths for the hot air to flow out of the upper housing and into the room where the bed bugs are located. This high-temperature air is used to elevate the temperature of the bed bugs and make them more susceptible to death. The technical effect of this patent is an improved electric convection heater that is specifically designed to target bed bugs and other pests.

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The use of heat for exterminating insects such as bed bugs is not considered new, but the types of heaters traditionally available have limited their use to larger structures with large open spaces, such as factories and warehouses.

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[0032]For the purposes of promoting an understanding of the disclosure, reference will now be made to the embodiments illustrated in the drawings and specific language will be used to describe the same. It will nevertheless be understood that no limitation of the scope of the disclosure is thereby intended, such alterations and further modifications in the illustrated device and its use, and such further applications of the principles of the disclosure as illustrated therein being contemplated as would normally occur to one skilled in the art to which the disclosure relates.

[0033]Referring to FIG. 1-4, there is illustrated an electric convection heater 20 which is constructed and arranged for use within an enclosed space, such as a hotel room, in order to kill bed bugs. It is known that heat will kill bed bugs if a high enough temperature is maintained for a long enough period of time. There is a temperature-time relationship for killing bed bugs such that a higher temperature will ...

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Abstract

An electric heater includes an upper housing, a lower housing, a fan disposed in the upper housing, and a heater disposed in the upper housing. Electrical control components and circuitry are disposed in the lower housing and are connected for energizing the heater and for operating the fan. Mechanical support members are arranged for spacing the upper housing from the lower housing in order to create air discharge flow paths for air flow exiting from the upper housing. The discharged air at an elevated temperature is used to elevate the temperature of objects within a room for exterminating bed bugs.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0001]The present disclosure is directed to the construction of an electric convection heater and the method of use of that heater for exterminating insects, specifically bed bugs. The use of heat for exterminating insects such as bed bugs is not considered new, but the types of heaters traditionally available have limited their use to larger structures with large open spaces, such as factories and warehouses. The present disclosure is directed to the construction and arrangement of an electric convection heater which is specifically designed for structures with smaller spaces or areas, such as residences and hotel rooms. For these smaller spaces or areas, size and weight of the heater is important in order to make the heater “portable”.[0002]Convection heaters typically include a convection passageway in which a heating element is positioned. The ambient air to be heated is drawn into the passageway by convection and, as it flows across the heating elemen...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): F24H3/04
CPCF24H3/0411A01M1/226F24H9/2071F24H15/254
Inventor FRENCH, IRVIN M.
Owner ON SITE MFG
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