Patent ID: 8577211
Filing Date: 2013-11-05
Classification: F24H

Abstract:
1. A heating element assembly for a liquid heater, comprising: an electrically conductive termination rod with a base portion defining a securement opening; an electrically conductive fastener comprising a shank portion for fitting into the securement opening of the termination rod, and a head portion having at least one dimension larger than a respective dimension of the securement opening, the shank portion extending away from the head portion in a first direction; and an electrical resistance heating element comprising a continuous coil having an end portion and an adjacent portion, the end portion of the continuous coil formed to substantially loop around the shank portion of the fastener, the end portion in electrical contact with the head portion of the fastener and the base portion of the termination rod when fastened to the termination rod, wherein the adjacent portion of the continuous coil is formed to substantially clear the fastener head portion as the adjacent portion extends from the end portion, the continuous coil having a coil axis substantially aligned with a lengthwise axis of the fastener, and wherein the coil longitudinally extends across the head portion and away from the head portion in a second direction that is opposite the first direction.