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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 13, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 13, 2007
Louis P. Steinhauser, St. Louis, MO (US);
Eric Ellis, Columbia, MO (US);
Louis T. Lesch, Belleville, IL (US);
Troy Ruben Bolton, Fulton, MO (US);
Louis P. Steinhauser, St. Louis, MO (US);
Eric Ellis, Columbia, MO (US);
Louis T. Lesch, Belleville, IL (US);
Troy Ruben Bolton, Fulton, MO (US);
Watlow Electric Manufacturing Company, St. Louis, MO (US);
Abstract
A heater system is provided that includes a plurality of carrier members, each carrier member defining an inner periphery surface, an outer receiving portion, and connecting portions. A plurality of resistive heating elements are disposed within the outer receiving portions of the carrier members, and end fittings are disposed proximate the carrier members and the resistive heating elements. A cover is disposed around the carrier members and the resistive heating elements, and the inner periphery surfaces of the carrier members are adapted to transfer heat to a target and the connecting portions are adapted to be secured to at least one of an adjacent carrier member and a heating target. In one form, at least one set of a carrier member and a resistive heating element are resiliently movable such that the heater system provides tactile feedback to an installer that the heater system is properly installed around a target.