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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 19, 2000
Filed:
Jul. 02, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Chadwick P Anderson, Golden Valley, MN (US);
Jan P Thimmesch, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Assignee:
Philips & Temro Industries Inc., Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
123549 ; 219206 ;
Abstract
A modular intake heater for an internal combustion engine. The heater includes a first holder, a second holder, a heating element positioned between the first and second holders, and a retainer mechanism coupling the first holder to the second holder to retain the heating element therebetween. In alternative embodiments of the invention the retainer mechanism includes a clip mechanism and a grommet lockingly engaging a bolt disposed within passages defined by the first and second holders.