Patent ID: 8646518

Claim:
A radiant heating assembly, which comprises a radiant heating panel and tubing, wherein the radiant heating panel is made up of (a) a radiant heat transfer plate having a length and a center line that extends along the length, (b) mounting holes provided in the plate, and (c) an elongated C-shaped receptacle for receiving the tubing, wherein the C-shaped receptacle extends along the center line of the radiant heat transfer plate and is formed from upper and lower arcuate or angled sections, with at least the upper section terminating in an edge, wherein a plurality of depressions extend along an inner surface of the C-shaped receptacle that interfaces with the plate, the lower section of the C-shaped receptacle fixably attached to the plate along the center line of the plate, wherein the radiant heat transfer plate is completely planar except for areas containing mounting holes and the C-shaped receptacle, wherein the tubing is contained within the C-shaped receptacle and deforms to be in contact with inner surfaces of the plurality of depressions.