US3866016A
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Electrically heated fabric wall covering assembly
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1973-03-05
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Granted: 1975-02-11
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Expires: 1993-03-05
Abstract
Abstract A wall covering assembly includes a heating fabric comprising electrically conductive heating means which may be multiple elements, and wall-mounted, non-conductive spaced apart hookingon elements for receiving and retaining the fabric edges. The hooking-on elements each further include a rib portion having therein a conductive insert which is electrically connected to one side of a supply main. A conductive keeper strip cooperates with each rib portion to secure the edge of the fabric to its respective hooking-on element, and opposite ends of the conductive heating means are retained in the rib portions in electrically conductive relationship with the inserts by means of the keeper strips, whereby an electrical circuit may be maintained between the mains and the heating means. The hookingon elements may each include an additional rib portion extending further from the wall than the first mentioned rib portion. An ornamental fabric may be secured in overlying relationship to the heating fabric by having its edges secured to said additional rib portions by additional keeper strips. One of the hooking-on elements may be made integral with a hollow skirting board housing electrical wiring coupled to an electrical supply.
Inventors
- 👤 Gerard Tombu
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 20:30
CPC Classifications
E; E04; E04B; E04B9/00; E04B9/30; E04B9/303; B; B05; B05C; B05C7/00; B05C7/02; B44; B44C; B44C7/00; B44C7/02; B44C7/022; F; F24; F24C; F24C7/00; F24C7/04; F24C7/043; F24D; F24D13/00; F24D13/02; F24D13/022; F24D13/024; F24H; F24H3/00; F24H3/002; H; H01; H01R; H01R25/00; H01R25/16; H02; H02G; H02G3/00; H05; H05B; H05B3/00; H05B3/02; H05B3/06; H05B3/20; H05B3/34; H05B3/342; E04F; E04F19/00; E04F19/02; E04F19/04; E04F2019/044; H05B2203/00; H05B2203/002; H05B2203/007; H05B2203/011; H05B2203/014; H05B2203/017; Y; Y02; Y02B; Y02B30/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
179 words
A heated fabric wall covering assembly comprising: a. a heating fabric having opposite edges and including conductive electric heating means having opposite ends extending to said opposite fabric edges; b. at least a pair of non-conductive hooking-on elements for mounting said fabric to a wall, said hooking-on elements being fixed to a wall in spaced-apart relationship; c. each of said hooking-on elements further including a hollow rib; d. a conductive insert in each of said hollow ribs, each insert being connected to one side of an electrical supply main; e. the opposite edges of said fabric being inserted within the hollow ribs of said hooking-on elements, with at least a portion of said conductive heating means being in electrically conductive engagement with said inserts; f. conductive keeper strips inserted and retained in said hollow ribs for securing each opposite fabric edge to its respective hooking-on element, said keEper strips being in electrically conductive engagement with the entire heating means within said hollow ribs; g. whereby the said heating means is maintained in electrical conductive relationship with said supply main.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
179 words
A heated fabric wall covering assembly comprising: a. a heating fabric having opposite edges and including conductive electric heating means having opposite ends extending to said opposite fabric edges; b. at least a pair of non-conductive hooking-on elements for mounting said fabric to a wall, said hooking-on elements being fixed to a wall in spaced-apart relationship; c. each of said hooking-on elements further including a hollow rib; d. a conductive insert in each of said hollow ribs, each insert being connected to one side of an electrical supply main; e. the opposite edges of said fabric being inserted within the hollow ribs of said hooking-on elements, with at least a portion of said conductive heating means being in electrically conductive engagement with said inserts; f. conductive keeper strips inserted and retained in said hollow ribs for securing each opposite fabric edge to its respective hooking-on element, said keEper strips being in electrically conductive engagement with the entire heating means within said hollow ribs; g. whereby the said heating means is maintained in electrical conductive relationship with said supply main.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
91 words
The wall covering assembly recited in claim 1, further wherein said heating means of said fabric comprises a network of conductive wires having opposite ends; said hooking-on elements, ribs and keeper strips being elongated to accomodate a width of said fabric along said opposite edges thereof; each of said hollow ribs being formed of resilient material, with each of said keeper strips being frictionally and resiliently retained within a respective rib and engaging one of said opposite edges of said fabric between the interior of said rib and the keeper strip.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
57 words
The wall covering assembly recited in claim 2, further wherein each of said conductive inserts in said ribs has an interior contour conforming to the interior contour of its respective rib for receiving and retaining therein a portion of a keeper strip in the same manner as said keeper strip is received and retained within said rib.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
87 words
A wall covering assembly as recited in claim 3, further wherein said hooking-on elements each include an additional hollow rib, and further including another fabric having opposite edges secured to said additional hollow ribs; and a keeper strip retained in each additional rib for securing said opposite edges of said other fabric in said additional hollow rib, said additional ribs extending further from said wall than said first-recited hollow ribs, whereby said other fabric overlies said heating fabric when both fabrics are installed on said hooking-on elements.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
35 words
The wall covering assembly recited in claim 1, wherein each of said hooking-on elements includes a flat rear part adapted to be fixed on said wall and a front part provided with said hollow rib.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
41 words
The wall covering assembly recited in claim 5, further wherein said flat rear part of one of said hooking-on elements is integral with a flat rear part of a hollow skirting board housing electrical wiring coupled to an electrical supply main.
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