Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
296 words
A gas burning heating device, comprising: a housing; a gas burner in a lower portion of said housing; a heated air space within said housing and above said gas burner; a roof at a top portion of said housing; an exhaust flue in said roof; a room air intake opening in said housing; an air intake blower means adjacent to and in fluid flow communication with said room air intake opening to draw room air from exterior of said housing through said room air intake opening; a room air inlet conduit within said housing having a first end connected in fluid flow communication to said air intake blower means; an air filter disposed over said first end of said room air inlet conduit; said room air inlet conduit extending back and forth across said heated air space within said housing; a room air distribution chamber in an upper portion of said housing; said room air inlet conduit having a second end connected to and in fluid flow communication with said room air distribution chamber; a plurality of room air outlet conduits extending from and in fluid flow communication with said distribution chamber across said heated air space and through a front wall of said housing; a heat exchanger suspended from each of said room air outlet conduits and in said heated air space; each of said heat exchangers having a hollow body portion in fluid communication with one of said air outlet conduits, said hollow body portion having therein an enclosed longitudinally extending corrugated heat conductive metal plate, said hollow body portion having a bottom heat conductive metal plate disposed adjacent said gas burner and connected to said corrugated heat conductive metal plate; and a combustion air inlet formed in a bottom portion of said housing.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
296 words
A gas burning heating device, comprising: a housing; a gas burner in a lower portion of said housing; a heated air space within said housing and above said gas burner; a roof at a top portion of said housing; an exhaust flue in said roof; a room air intake opening in said housing; an air intake blower means adjacent to and in fluid flow communication with said room air intake opening to draw room air from exterior of said housing through said room air intake opening; a room air inlet conduit within said housing having a first end connected in fluid flow communication to said air intake blower means; an air filter disposed over said first end of said room air inlet conduit; said room air inlet conduit extending back and forth across said heated air space within said housing; a room air distribution chamber in an upper portion of said housing; said room air inlet conduit having a second end connected to and in fluid flow communication with said room air distribution chamber; a plurality of room air outlet conduits extending from and in fluid flow communication with said distribution chamber across said heated air space and through a front wall of said housing; a heat exchanger suspended from each of said room air outlet conduits and in said heated air space; each of said heat exchangers having a hollow body portion in fluid communication with one of said air outlet conduits, said hollow body portion having therein an enclosed longitudinally extending corrugated heat conductive metal plate, said hollow body portion having a bottom heat conductive metal plate disposed adjacent said gas burner and connected to said corrugated heat conductive metal plate; and a combustion air inlet formed in a bottom portion of said housing.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
38 words
The gas burning heating device of claim 1, wherein each of said heat exchanger hollow body portions has opposed side faces formed by a series of intersecting inclined metal plates arranged in a series of alternating V-shaped ridges.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
26 words
The gas burning heating device of claim 1, wherein said housing has a hexagonal transverse cross sectional shape dimensioned for insertion into a conventional open fireplace.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
57 words
The gas burning heating device of claim 1, wherein said housing has a generally cylindrical shape and said gas burner, said heat exchanger, said heated air space, said room air inlet conduit, said room air outlet conduits and said room air distribution chamber are enclosed within a second interior housing in spaced relation within said cylindrical housing.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
23 words
The gas burning heating device of claim 4, further comprising a pressurized gas supply tank in a lower portion of said cylindrical housing.