Patent ID: 7401743
Filing Date: 2008-07-22
Classification: F24D

Abstract:
1. A hot-water baseboard heater comprising: an elongated enclosure configured for convective flow of air upwardly therethrough; an elongated heating element extending within and mounted in said enclosure and comprised of a metal tube having a connection end, and an array of metal fins spaced from said connection end; cross-linked polyethylene tubing having a fitting joined to said connection end for passing hot water through said metal tube; and a hold down bracket engaged in said enclosure and fitting at least partly around said tube between said connection end and said array, the hold down bracket comprising a substantially planar sheet-metal body formed with upper and lower bent portions engaging in channels formed in the enclosure at a top and bottom thereof, a generally L-shaped transverse plate connected to the body by a fold and fitting over the tube between the connection end and the array, first and second flanges bent perpendicular to a plane of the plate along edges thereof adjacent the tube; a third flange bent perpendicular to the plate and perpendicular to the body.