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US3087032A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Thermostat construction

Assignee: American Radiator and Standard Sanitary Corp
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Filing: 1959-06-22
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Granted: 1963-04-23
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Expires: 1979-06-22
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Jack E Fleury

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-03 04:59
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01H; H01H37/00; H01H37/02; H01H37/32; H01H37/52; H01H37/56

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 189 words
THE COMBINATION COMPRISING A BASE STRUCTURE; A POST STRUCTURE ROTATABLY EXTENDING FROM SAID BASE STRUCTURE; A THERMOSTATIC COIL CONNECTED WITH SAID POST STRUCTURE AND HAVING A PLURALITY OF CONVOLUTIONS THEREOF SURROUNDING SAID POST STRUCTURE IN OUTWARDLY SPIRALING RELATION THERETO; A SWITCH STRUCTURE OPERATIVELY CONNECTED WITH THE OUTER END PORTION OF SAID THERMOSTATIC COIL FOR OPERATION THEREBY; A MANUALLY OPERABLE MEANS ENGAGING SAID POST STRUCTURE FOR ADJUSTING THE ROTATED POSITION OF SAID POST STRUCTURE TO ESTABLISH A TEMPERATURE SETTING FOR OPERATION OF THE SWITCH STRUCTURE; A THERMALLY CONDUCTIVE BRACKET MEANS COMPRISING A CENTRAL ANNULAR PORTION THERMALLY ENGAGING SAID POST STRUCTURE, AN ARM PORTION EXTENDING OUTWARDLY FROM SAID CENTRAL PORTION, A PERIPHERALLY EXTENDING PORTION CONNECTED WITH SAID ARM PORTION AND LOCATED IN CLOSE ADJACENCY TO EDGE PORTIONS OF THE THERMOSTATIC COIL, AND A SEATING PORTION CONNECTED WITH SAID PERIPHERAL PORTION BUT OFFSET THEREFROM; AND AN ELECTRICALLY ENERGIZED HEATER ELEMENT CARRIED ON SAID SEATING PORTION IN THERMAL ENGAGEMENT THEREWITH, WHEREBY WHEN SAID HEATER ELEMENT IS ENERGIZED PART OF THE HEAT PRODUCED THEREFROM IS CONDUCTED INTO THE BRACKET MEANS AND DISTRIBUTED TO THE PERIPHERAL PORTION FOR RADIATION THEREFROM ONTO THE THERMOSTATIC COIL CONVOLUTIONS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 189 words
THE COMBINATION COMPRISING A BASE STRUCTURE; A POST STRUCTURE ROTATABLY EXTENDING FROM SAID BASE STRUCTURE; A THERMOSTATIC COIL CONNECTED WITH SAID POST STRUCTURE AND HAVING A PLURALITY OF CONVOLUTIONS THEREOF SURROUNDING SAID POST STRUCTURE IN OUTWARDLY SPIRALING RELATION THERETO; A SWITCH STRUCTURE OPERATIVELY CONNECTED WITH THE OUTER END PORTION OF SAID THERMOSTATIC COIL FOR OPERATION THEREBY; A MANUALLY OPERABLE MEANS ENGAGING SAID POST STRUCTURE FOR ADJUSTING THE ROTATED POSITION OF SAID POST STRUCTURE TO ESTABLISH A TEMPERATURE SETTING FOR OPERATION OF THE SWITCH STRUCTURE; A THERMALLY CONDUCTIVE BRACKET MEANS COMPRISING A CENTRAL ANNULAR PORTION THERMALLY ENGAGING SAID POST STRUCTURE, AN ARM PORTION EXTENDING OUTWARDLY FROM SAID CENTRAL PORTION, A PERIPHERALLY EXTENDING PORTION CONNECTED WITH SAID ARM PORTION AND LOCATED IN CLOSE ADJACENCY TO EDGE PORTIONS OF THE THERMOSTATIC COIL, AND A SEATING PORTION CONNECTED WITH SAID PERIPHERAL PORTION BUT OFFSET THEREFROM; AND AN ELECTRICALLY ENERGIZED HEATER ELEMENT CARRIED ON SAID SEATING PORTION IN THERMAL ENGAGEMENT THEREWITH, WHEREBY WHEN SAID HEATER ELEMENT IS ENERGIZED PART OF THE HEAT PRODUCED THEREFROM IS CONDUCTED INTO THE BRACKET MEANS AND DISTRIBUTED TO THE PERIPHERAL PORTION FOR RADIATION THEREFROM ONTO THE THERMOSTATIC COIL CONVOLUTIONS.

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