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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 26, 2006
Filed:
Dec. 03, 2004
Applicants:
James L. Sherrill, Cookeville, TN (US);
H. Keith Howard, Cookeville, TN (US);
Inventors:
James L. Sherrill, Cookeville, TN (US);
H. Keith Howard, Cookeville, TN (US);
Assignee:
Tutco, Inc., Cookeville, TN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 3/06 (2006.01); H05B 3/08 (2006.01); H05B 3/16 (2006.01); F24D 5/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An open coil resistance heater assembly is made for universal mounting between left and right hand installations in an appliance or other equipment. The heater assembly has its coils arranged symmetrically about a bisecting plane of the heater assembly and/or a center line of its terminal assembly aligned with the bisecting plane. The symmetrical coil arrangement and/or bisected terminal assembly allow the heater to be used in right hand or left hand installations.