Patent ID: 6498322
Filing Date: 2002-12-24
Classification: F27B,F27D,G01R

Abstract:
A lightweight portable heating tent for testing telecommunications equipment, consisting of:a tent assembly providing a housing sized to contain telecommunications equipment for testing, the housing having an inlet to receive return air and having an outlet to provide supply air; wherein the tent assembly comprises: a tent frame; and front, back and side panels coupled to the tent frame to form the housing; and a heater/blower assembly comprising: a single path of air flow; a heater with on/off control; a constant air flow rate through the heater; and the heater/blower assembly having an inlet coupled to the outlet of the housing and having an outlet coupled to the inlet of the housing, the heater/blower assembly processing the supply air such that a uniform temperature within the housing is established at a desired set point above ambient temperature for heat testing the telecommunications equipment.