US3768549A — Baseboard electric heater shield

Claim 1

Independent Claim 233 words

In combination with a horizontally elongated wall mounted heater disposed closely adjacent floor Level and a drapery assembly hanging downwardly in front of the side of the heater remote from said wall and terminating downwardly at least slightly above floor level, said heater including a generally horizontal top wall and an upstanding front wall whose lower marginal edge is spaced above floor level and said heater including heated heat transfer surfaces disposed between said front wall and the wall along which said heater extends and including corresponding portions of the adjacent marginal edges of said top and front walls which are spaced from each other to define an air outlet for heated air rising through said heater, a wall heater conversion assembly including an upstanding floor mounted partition substantially closing the area between the lower marginal edge portion of said front wall and the associated floor and an outer shroud including a generally horizontal outer top wall spaced above the first-mentioned top wall and terminating inwardly in a downwardly directed front wall spaced inwardly of the first-mentioned front wall, the outer front wall terminating downwardly in a horizontally directed wall portion spaced above floor level and below the lower marginal edge of said drapery assembly, and means for ducting air to be heated under pressure into the lower portion of the area enclosed by the first-mentioned top and front walls and said partition.

Claim 2

Dependent Claim 233 words

In combination with a horizontally elongated wall mounted heater disposed closely adjacent floor Level and a drapery assembly hanging downwardly in front of the side of the heater remote from said wall and terminating downwardly at least slightly above floor level, said heater including a generally horizontal top wall and an upstanding front wall whose lower marginal edge is spaced above floor level and said heater including heated heat transfer surfaces disposed between said front wall and the wall along which said heater extends and including corresponding portions of the adjacent marginal edges of said top and front walls which are spaced from each other to define an air outlet for heated air rising through said heater, a wall heater conversion assembly including an upstanding floor mounted partition substantially closing the area between the lower marginal edge portion of said front wall and the associated floor and an outer shroud including a generally horizontal outer top wall spaced above the first-mentioned top wall and terminating inwardly in a downwardly directed front wall spaced inwardly of the first-mentioned front wall, the outer front wall terminating downwardly in a horizontally directed wall portion spaced above floor level and below the lower marginal edge of said drapery assembly, and means for ducting air to be heated under pressure into the lower portion of the area enclosed by the first-mentioned top and front walls and said partition.

Claim 3

Dependent Claim 37 words

The combination of claim 1 wherein corresponding ends of said outer top and front walls are interconnected by means of upstanding outer end walls extending upwardly from floor level and horizontally inwardly from the adjacent building wall.

Claim 4

Dependent Claim 37 words

The combination of claim 2 wherein said heater includes opposite end walls connected between corresponding ends of the top and front walls of said heater, said inner end walls being spaced inwardly from said outer end walls.

Claim 5

Dependent Claim 108 words

The combination of claim 3 wherein said means for supplying air to be heated under pressure to said area enclosed by said inner top and front walls comprises a tubular manifold secured through said inner end walls and having outlet openings formed therein, one end of said tubular manifold being closed and the other end of said tubular manifold being open, and an air induction duct including an outlet end communicated with said other end of said manifold and an inlet end opening through one of said outer end walls, said induction duct having motor driven air blower means disposed therein for pumping air therethrough into said manifold.

Claim 6

Dependent Claim 172 words

In combination with a building including a floor and an interior wall surface projecting upwardly from said floor, a wall mounted heater extending along said inner surface of said wall a spaced distance above said floor and including a lower air inlet opening and an upper air outlet opening, means closing said lower air inlet opening, means defining an air passage for receiving heated air from said outlet opening and ducting said heated air downwardly in front of said wall heater and horizontally discharging said heated air outwardly away from said wall at floor level, means for supplying air to be heated under pressure to a lower portion of the interior of said heater from the exterior of said air passage defining means, and a drapery assembly hung in spaced relation to the inner surface of said wall and including a lower marginal edge spaced above said floor for discharge of said heated air from said air passage defining means at floor level beneath the lower marginal edge of said drapery assembly.

Claim 7

Dependent Claim 172 words

In combination with a building including a floor and an interior wall surface projecting upwardly from said floor, a wall mounted heater extending along said inner surface of said wall a spaced distance above said floor and including a lower air inlet opening and an upper air outlet opening, means closing said lower air inlet opening, means defining an air passage for receiving heated air from said outlet opening and ducting said heated air downwardly in front of said wall heater and horizontally discharging said heated air outwardly away from said wall at floor level, means for supplying air to be heated under pressure to a lower portion of the interior of said heater from the exterior of said air passage defining means, and a drapery assembly hung in spaced relation to the inner surface of said wall and including a lower marginal edge spaced above said floor for discharge of said heated air from said air passage defining means at floor level beneath the lower marginal edge of said drapery assembly.

Claim 8

Dependent Claim 112 words

The combination of claim 5 wherein said air passage defining means includes a shroud including a top wall having front and rear marginal edge portions with its rear marginal edge closely abutting said wall surface above said outlet opening, the front marginal edge portion of said top wall terminating in a downturned front wall extending downwardly across the front side of said heater remote from said wall surface, said front wall terminating downwardly in a horizontally directed top wall portion extending away From said wall surface, said top wall, front wall and top wall portion being interconnected at their opposite ends by means of end walls projecting outwardly from said wall surface.

Claim 9

Dependent Claim 70 words

The combination of claim 6 wherein said heater is enclosed in an area defined by inner top and front walls interconnected at their ends by means of end walls spaced inwardly of the first-mentioned end walls and projecting inwardly from said building wall surface, at least portions of the adjacent marginal edge portions of said inner top and front walls being spaced apart to define said upper air outlet opening.

Annuity Stage	Window Opens	Payment Deadline	Surcharge Period Until	Estimated Fee	Status
3.5 Years (Year 4)	1976-10-29	1977-04-30	1977-10-30	$2000.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8)	1980-10-29	1981-04-30	1981-10-30	$3760.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12)	1984-10-29	1985-04-30	1985-10-30	$7700.00	Window Closed / Lapsed

Baseboard electric heater shield

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