Patent ID: 8280236
Filing Date: 2012-10-02
Classification: F24H,Y02P

Abstract:
1. A heating element assembly for a tankless liquid heater, comprising: an electrically conductive termination rod with a base portion defining a securement opening; a fastener comprising a shank portion for fitting into the securement opening of the termination rod, and a head portion having at least one dimension larger than a respective dimension of the securement opening; and an electrical resistance heating element comprising a coil having a main portion and an end portion, the end portion of the coil disposed between the head portion of the fastener and the base portion of the termination rod, the end portion of the coil being in electrical contact with the base portion of the termination rod, wherein a coil axis of the main portion of the coil is substantially perpendicular to a lengthwise axis of the fastener.