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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 21, 2000
Filed:
Feb. 10, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Andrew J Prust, Coon Rapids, MN (US);
Jan P Thimmesch, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Assignee:
Phillips & Temro Industries Inc., Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
219206 ; 219537 ; 123549 ;
Abstract
An air intake for an internal combustion and a heater for use in the air intake includes a mounting flange, a frame coupled to the mounting flange and having a pair of opposed upright walls each defining an upstream face and a downstream face relative to a direction of airflow, a heating element assembly, and coupling means located on or between the upstream and downstream faces for connecting the heating element assembly to the frame and limiting movement of the heating element assembly relative to the frame.