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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 17, 2004
Filed:
Jan. 23, 2004
Applicant:
Inventors:
Thomas K. Reusche, Elburn, IL (US);
Donald B. Owen, Batavia, IL (US);
Assignee:
Allied Precision Industries, Inc., Elburn, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 3/80 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 3/80 ;
Abstract
A water deicer for maintaining an opening in a body of water that would otherwise freeze over with ice, includes a water pump having an inlet and an outlet, and a heater. The heater is constructed and positioned to deliver heat to the body of water at or near the water surface. The combination of the heater and the pumped water functions to maintain an opening in the water's surface that would otherwise freeze over with ice.