Patent ID: 6160957
Filing Date: 2000-12-12
Classification: H05B

Abstract:
An infrared radiating panel comprising: a wall panel formed from a ceramic fiber material; an electric heating element adapted for connection to an electric current source for heating the element to a high temperature at which it will emit infrared radiation, said heating element carried by said wall in spaced relationship with a surface of said wall; a plurality of first ceramic rods disposed in mutually spaced relationship between the surface of the wall and the heating element; a plurality of second ceramic rods disposed in mutually spaced relationship against said heating element on a side thereof that faces away from said wall, said second ceramic rods being secured to said wall by a plurality of staples that extend over respective ones of said second ceramic rods and extend into the wall to hold the heating element in spaced relationship with the wall and against and between the first and second ceramic rods.