Patent ID: 6184495
Filing Date: 2001-02-06
Classification: E04D,H05B,Y02B

Abstract:
A snow-melting apparatus for preventing ice dams on an outside surface of a roof of a building, an outer edge section of the roof extending over and beyond an outside wall of the building in an outward direction, the roof having a direction of incline, a plurality of elongate rafters being attached to an inside surface of the roof, at least two of said rafters extending substantially parallel to each other and to the direction of incline of the roof, said apparatus comprising:a heat conduction device comprising:a substantially planar body portion formed of a substantially thermally conductive material and having two opposite ends, a first side and a second side, said second side being opposite said first side, said first side being configured for contacting and transferring heat to the inside surface of at least the outer edge section of the roof; andtwo substantially planar side portions extending from said body portion, each said side portion having two opposite ends, a first of said ends being attached to a respective said opposite end of said body portion, said side portions being configured for at least one of simultaneously engaging and being simultaneously connected to respective ones of two adjacent said parallel rafters; anda heat source attached to said body portion of said heat conduction device.