US3362637A
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Car heater system
Assignee: Brunswick Corp
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Filing: 1964-12-03
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Granted: 1968-01-09
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Expires: 1984-12-03
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 William D Cornell
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 19:54
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60H; B60H1/00; B60H1/22; B60H1/2203; B60H1/2212; F; F23; F23N; F23N5/00; F23N5/02; F23N5/025; B60H2001/2228; B60H2001/2234; B60H2001/2268; B60H2001/2287; F23N2229/00; F23N2241/00; F23N2241/14
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
228 words
IN AN AUTOMOBILE HAVING AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE, AND BATTERY OPERATED ELECTRICAL MEANS FOR STARTING THE ENGINE, A HEATING SYSTEM COMPRISING: MEANS CARRIED BY THE AUTOMOBILE FOR HEATING THE INTERIOR THEREOF; MANUALLY OPERABLE TRANSMITTER MEANS REMOTE FROM SAID AUTOMOBILE FOR SENDING A SIGNAL; RECEIVER MEANS CARRIED BY SAID AUTOMOBILE AND ADAPTED TO RECEIVE A SIGNAL FROM THE TRANSMITTER MEANS; FIRST SWITCH MEANS ADAPTED TO BE MOMENTARILY ACTUATED IN RESPONSE TO THE RECEPTION OF A SIGNAL BY SAID RECEIVER MEANS; A MOTOR; CIRCUIT MEANS CONNECTING SAID FIRST SWITCH MEANS AND SAID MOTOR TO SAID BATTERY FOR ENERGIZING SAID MOTOR WITHOUT STARTING SAID ENGINE UPON ACTUATION OF SAID FIRST SWITCH MEANS; SECOND SWITCH MEANS; CIRCUIT MEANS CONNECTING SAID SECOND SWITCH MEANS AND SAID MOTOR TO SAID BATTERY; MEANS FOR ACTUATING SAID SECOND SWITCH MEANS IN RESPONSE TO THE RECEPTION OF A SIGNAL BY SAID RECEIVER MEANS TO KEEP SAID MOTOR ENERGIZED AFTER THE TERMINATION OF THE SIGNAL FROM THE TRANSMITTER; THIRD SWITCH MEANS; CIRCUIT MEANS CONNECTING SAID THIRD SWITCH, SAID MOTOR, AND SAID HEATING MEANS TO SAID BATTERY FOR STARTING OF SAID HEATING MEANS UPON ACTUATION OF SAID THIRD SWITCH MEANS; AND CAM MEANS ROTATED BY SAID MOTOR FOR ACTUATING SAID THIRD SWITCH MEANS TO INITIATE OPERATION OF SAID HEATING MEANS, AND TO TERMINATE THE OPERATION OF SAID HEATING MEANS AND DEENERGIZE SAID MOTOR AFTER A PREDETERMINED TIME HAS ELAPSED.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
228 words
IN AN AUTOMOBILE HAVING AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE, AND BATTERY OPERATED ELECTRICAL MEANS FOR STARTING THE ENGINE, A HEATING SYSTEM COMPRISING: MEANS CARRIED BY THE AUTOMOBILE FOR HEATING THE INTERIOR THEREOF; MANUALLY OPERABLE TRANSMITTER MEANS REMOTE FROM SAID AUTOMOBILE FOR SENDING A SIGNAL; RECEIVER MEANS CARRIED BY SAID AUTOMOBILE AND ADAPTED TO RECEIVE A SIGNAL FROM THE TRANSMITTER MEANS; FIRST SWITCH MEANS ADAPTED TO BE MOMENTARILY ACTUATED IN RESPONSE TO THE RECEPTION OF A SIGNAL BY SAID RECEIVER MEANS; A MOTOR; CIRCUIT MEANS CONNECTING SAID FIRST SWITCH MEANS AND SAID MOTOR TO SAID BATTERY FOR ENERGIZING SAID MOTOR WITHOUT STARTING SAID ENGINE UPON ACTUATION OF SAID FIRST SWITCH MEANS; SECOND SWITCH MEANS; CIRCUIT MEANS CONNECTING SAID SECOND SWITCH MEANS AND SAID MOTOR TO SAID BATTERY; MEANS FOR ACTUATING SAID SECOND SWITCH MEANS IN RESPONSE TO THE RECEPTION OF A SIGNAL BY SAID RECEIVER MEANS TO KEEP SAID MOTOR ENERGIZED AFTER THE TERMINATION OF THE SIGNAL FROM THE TRANSMITTER; THIRD SWITCH MEANS; CIRCUIT MEANS CONNECTING SAID THIRD SWITCH, SAID MOTOR, AND SAID HEATING MEANS TO SAID BATTERY FOR STARTING OF SAID HEATING MEANS UPON ACTUATION OF SAID THIRD SWITCH MEANS; AND CAM MEANS ROTATED BY SAID MOTOR FOR ACTUATING SAID THIRD SWITCH MEANS TO INITIATE OPERATION OF SAID HEATING MEANS, AND TO TERMINATE THE OPERATION OF SAID HEATING MEANS AND DEENERGIZE SAID MOTOR AFTER A PREDETERMINED TIME HAS ELAPSED.
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