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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 27, 2007
Applicants:
Wade C. Patterson, Huntsville, AL (US);
Terry G. Phillips, Meridianville, AL (US);
Inventors:
Wade C. Patterson, Huntsville, AL (US);
Terry G. Phillips, Meridianville, AL (US);
Assignee:
A. O. Smith Corporation, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F22B 1/28 (2006.01); F24H 9/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F24H 9/2014 (2013.01);
Abstract
A water heating system, comprises a tank, a bracket, a heating element, and a controller. The bracket has a hole and a notch. The heating element is mounted on the tank, and the heating element passes through the hole. The controller is inserted into the notch. Further, the controller comprises a relay coupled to the heating element and logic configured to control a state of the relay. The logic resides in a portion of the controller that is inserted into the notch.