Patent ID: 6899357

Claim:
A fitting assembly for coupling a heater device to a section of piping, the fitting assembly comprising: (a) a first fitting adapted to be received on a first end fitting of a section of piping and configured to be selectively fastened to a first end of a heater device having a substantially planar end sealing surface; (b) a first coupling member adapted to be removably coupled to the first end fitting of the section of piping, the first coupling member sized and configured to restrain the first fitting when the first fitting is received on the first end fitting of the section of piping, wherein the first coupling member includes an extension which extends past the substantially planar end sealing surface of the heater device when the first fitting is fastened to the heater device; and (c) a seal member sized and configured to sealingly engage a portion of the first coupling member when the first coupling member is removably coupled to the heater device by the first fitting to provide a leak resistant seal between the first coupling member and the heater device.