Portable electric windshield defroster

Claim 1

A PORTABLE WINDSHIELD DEFROSTER HEATER FOR USE WITH A CONVENTIONAL DEFROSTER OUTLET BETWEEN THE WINDSHIELD AND DASHBOARD OF AN AUTOMOBILE, COMPRISING IN COMBINATION AN ELONGATED SUBSTANTIALLY WEDGE-SHAPED HOUSING LAYING A FLAT LOWER SURFACE, AND AT LEAST ONE UPPER SURFACE, SAID LOWER SURFACE BEING PROVIDED WITH AT LEAST ONE INTAKE APERTURE ADAPTED TO OVERLIE SUCH A DEFROSTER OUTLET, SAID UPPER SURFACE BEING PROVIDED WITH AT LEAST ONE DISCHARGE APERTURE POSITIONED TO DIRECT AIR EMANATING THEREFROM ONTO THE WINDSHIELD OF SAID AUTOMOBILE, A LAYER OF THERMAL INSULATING MATERIAL SECURED TO THE INTERIOR SURFACES OF SAID HOUSING, AN ELONGATED ELECTRICAL HEATING ELEMENT MOUNTED INSIDE SAID HOUSING AND ADJACENT TO THE PATH OF AIR FLOWING FROM SAID INTAKE APERTURE TO SAID DISCHARGE APERTURE, A THERMAL REFLECTOR MOUNTED INSIDE SAID HOUSING SO AS TO RADIANTLY REFLECT THERMAL ENERGY INTO SAID PATH, SAID REFLECTOR BEING LOCATED COMPLETELY OUT OF SAID PATH AND A PAIR OF ELECTRICAL LEADS FROM SAID ELECTRICAL HEATING ELEMENT, SAID LEADS TERMINATING IN A MALE PLUG ADAPTED TO FIT A CONVENTIONAL AUTOMOBILE CIGARETTE LIGHTER SOCKET.