Patent ID: 6302094
Filing Date: 2001-10-16
Classification: A47C,E04H,F24H

Abstract:
An outdoor/indoor heating system for taking heat from a heat source and distributing the heat to a variety of camping and survival items, the system comprising:a heat pod having a heating container capable of absorbing heat and capable of holding a first fluid therein and a heat exchange means within the heating container, the heat exchange means capable of being immersed in the first fluid to absorb heat from the first fluid, the heat exchange means having an interior opening therethrough capable of having a second fluid flow through the interior opening, the second fluid capable of absorbing heat from the heat exchange means;a conduit means capable of receiving the second fluid from the heat exchange means and distributing the second fluid through at least one of the items to transmit heat to the at least one item, and recirculating the second fluid back through the heat exchange means in a continuously recirculating cycle of heating and distributing the second fluid;a pump means capable of pumping the second fluid through the conduit means and the heat exchange means;wherein the conduit means comprises a series of flexible tubes interconnected, with at least one of the series of flexible tubes inserted in the at least one item.