Patent ID: 7300278
Filing Date: 2007-11-27
Classification: F24C

Abstract:
1. A portable gas-fired infrared heater comprising: (a) a housing enclosing a burner assembly including a gas valve adapted to receive fuel from an associated fuel supply; (b) said housing at least partially enclosing at least one fuel source; (c) an oxygen depletion monitoring means associated with the burner assembly for automatically shutting off the burner assembly at a predetermined content of at least one gas selected from the group consisting of oxygen, carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide; (d) at least one regulator interposed between said fuel source and said gas valve; (e) at least one means by which said fuel source and said regulator are moveable between a first use position and a second position in which said fuel source is replaced; and (f) a flexible gas hose interposed between said regulator and said valve.