Patent ID: 8629377
Filing Date: 2014-01-14
Classification: H05B

Abstract:
1. An electric heater assembly for supporting an electrical heating element in a clothes dryer having a rear panel comprising: a first support plate and a second support plate comprising an electrical insulation material for supporting the electrical heating element, the first support plate overlapping the second support plate, the first support plate and the second support plate each comprising side edge portions respectively including notches spaced along the side edge portions; and, a housing support wall vertically mounted to the rear panel of the clothes dryer and comprising tab members extending from the housing support wall, the tab members comprising flap members spaced from the housing support wall and parallel to the housing support wall, the flap members being positioned to respectively align with the notches of the first support plate and the second support plate to permit the first support plate and the second support plate to be positioned adjacent the housing support wall and to rotate and slide relative to the housing support wall so that each of the flap members overlappingly engages and holds the first support plate and the second support plate adjacent the housing support wall in loose engagement with radial and axial play between the tab members and the first and second support plates to permit expansion and contraction of the first and second support plates during heater assembly operation.