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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 22, 2006
Filed:
Sep. 20, 2004
Applicant:
David L. Robison, Ashtabula, OH (US);
Inventor:
David L. Robison, Ashtabula, OH (US);
Assignee:
Perfection Corporation, Madison, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F22B 5/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A heat trap assembly for a hot water tank includes a heat trap insert and a sealing member retained by the heat trap insert. The heat trap insert includes a seat having an opening that is dimensioned to be covered by the sealing member when no water is flowing through the assembly. The heat trap insert also includes a plurality of fingers to retain the sealing member when water is flowing through the heat trap assembly.