Patent Publication Number: US-2023138869-A1

Title: Camping Tent Heating Assembly

Description:
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     BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     (1) Field of the Invention 
     The disclosure relates to heating devices and more particularly pertains to a new heating device for keeping campers warm in a camping tent. The device includes a camping tent and a heating pad that is positionable under the camping tent. The heating pad heats a floor of the camping tent to warm campers that are sleeping in the camping tent. The device includes a control box that is remotely positioned with respect to the camping tent. 
     (2) Description of Related Art Including Information Disclosed Under 37 CFR 1.97 and 1.98 
     The prior art relates to heating devices including a sunbathing mat that includes a thermal pocket for storing a beverage. The prior art discloses an electric blanket that can be worn on a user. The prior art discloses a variety of snow melting pads that are each positionable on a walkway for melting snow on the walkway. The prior art discloses a heating pad which has a remotely positioned control box. In no instance does the prior art disclose a camping tent and a heating pad that is positionable under the camping tent. 
     BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a camping tent that has a floor. A heating pad is positionable beneath the floor of the camping tent such that the heating pad is in thermal communication with the floor. The heating pad heats the floor when the heating pad is turned on to warm campers that are sleeping in the camping tent. A connection box is coupled to the heating pad and the connection box is in electrical communication with the heating pad. A control unit is in electrical communication with the connection box for turning the heating pad on and off. The control unit has a heat adjustment control to adjust a temperature of the heating pad between a minimum temperature and a maximum temperature. 
     There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto. 
     The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWING(S) 
       The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein: 
         FIG.  1    is an exploded perspective view of a camping tent heating assembly according to an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG.  2    is a top view of a heating pad of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG.  3    is a bottom phantom view of a heating pad of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG.  4    is a front view of a heating pad of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG.  5    is a cross sectional view taken along line  5 - 5  of  FIG.  3    of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG.  6    is a back view of heating pad of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION 
     With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to  FIGS.  1  through  6    thereof, a new heating device embodying the principles and concepts of an embodiment of the disclosure and generally designated by the reference numeral  10  will be described. 
     As best illustrated in  FIGS.  1  through  6   . the camping tent heating assembly  10  generally comprises a camping tent  12  that has a floor  14  which can be positioned on a support surface  16 . The support surface  16  may be the ground or other horizontal support surface. Additionally, the camping tent  12  may be a single person camping tent  12 , a multiple person camping tent  12  or any other conventional type of camping tent  12  which has a floor. A heating pad  18  is provided which is positionable beneath the floor  14  of the camping tent  12  such that the heating pad  18  is in thermal communication with the floor  14 . The heating pad  18  heats the floor  14  when the heating pad  18  is turned on to warm campers that are sleeping in the camping tent  12 . 
     The heating pad  18  has a top surface  20 , a bottom surface  22  and a perimeter edge  24  extending between the top surface  20  and the bottom surface  22 . The top surface  20  comprise a thermally conductive material and the top surface  20  abuts a lower surface  26  of the floor  14  when the camping tent  12  is positioned on the heating pad  18  thereby facilitating the floor  14  to be in thermal communication with the top surface  20 . The heating pad  18  has a plurality of holes  28  each extending through the top surface  20  and the bottom surface  22  and each of the holes  28  receives a respective stake  30  for securing the heating pad  18  to the support surface  16 . Each of the holes  28  is aligned with a respective one of four corners  32  of the heating pad  18 . 
     The heating pad  18  includes a heating element  34  that is positioned between the top surface  20  and the bottom surface  22  of the heating pad  18 . The heating element  34  is formed into a plurality of loops  36  that are distributed over an entire length and width of the heating pad  18 . Additionally, the heating element  34  may comprise an electronic heating element which has an operational temperature ranging between approximately 100.0 degrees Fahrenheit and 150.0 degrees Fahrenheit. A plurality of grommets  38  is provided and each of the grommets  38  is integrated into the heating pad  18 . Each of the grommets  38  surrounds a respective one of the holes  28  in the heating pad  18 . Each of the grommets  38  is comprise of a resilient material to inhibit the respective hole  28  from being damaged by the stake  30 . 
     A connection box  40  is coupled to the heating pad  18  and the connection box  40  is in electrical communication with the heating pad  18 . The connection box  40  is coupled to the perimeter edge  24  of the heating pad  18  and the connection box  40  is electrically coupled to the heating element  34 . A female electrical outlet  42  is integrated into the connection box  40  and the female electrical outlet  42  can be electrically coupled to a power source  44  comprising an electrical generator or other extrinsic source of electrical energy. The connection box  40  has a conductor  46  which is coupled to and extends away from the connection box  40 . 
     A control unit  48  is in electrical communication with the connection box  40  for turning the heating pad  18  on and off. The control unit  48  has a heat adjustment control  50  that is movably integrated into the control unit  48 . The heat adjustment control  50  adjusts a temperature of the heating pad  18  between a minimum temperature and a maximum temperature. The control unit  48  comprises a control housing  52  that has a top wall  54  and an outer wall  56 . The outer wall  56  is coupled to a distal end  58  of the conductor  46  which extends away from the connection box  40 . Additionally, the heat adjustment control  50  is slidably integrated into the outer wall  56  of the control housing  52 . 
     The control unit  48  includes a control circuit  60  that is integrated into the control housing  52 . The control circuit  60  is electrically coupled to the conductor  46  and the heat adjustment control  50  is electrically coupled to the control circuit  60 . The control unit  48  includes a power button  62  that is movably integrated into the control housing  52 . The power button  62  is electrically coupled to the control circuit  60  for turning the heating element  34  on and off. 
     A power supply  64  is integrated into the control housing  52  and the power supply  64  is electrically coupled to the control circuit  60 . The power supply  64  comprises at least one rechargeable battery  66  that is integrated into the control housing  52  and the at least one rechargeable battery  66  is electrically coupled to the control circuit  60 . The power supply  64  includes a solar panel  68  that is coupled to the top wall  54  of the control housing  52  such that the solar panel  68  is exposed to sunlight. Additionally, the solar panel  68  is electrically coupled to the at least one rechargeable battery  66  for charging the at least one rechargeable battery  66 . 
     In use, the heating pad  18  is positioned on the support surface  16  and the camping tent  12  is positioned on the heating pad  18 . The power button  62  is manipulated to turn on the heating element  34  and the heat adjustment is manipulated to adjust the temperature of the heating element  34 . In this way campers that are sleeping in the camping tent  12  can be kept warm while sleeping in the camping tent  12 . A generator or other extrinsic power source can be plugged into the female electrical outlet  42  in the control box. In this way the heating element  34  can be powered in the event that the at least one rechargeable battery  66  is depleted. 
     With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure. 
     Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.