Patent ID: 8166964

Claim:
A radiant heater configured to be positioned above a floor at a predetermined distance, said heater comprising: an elongated burner having a top, a bottom, a first end wall, a second end wall, a first elongated side wall and a second elongated side wall, said first and second elongated side walls having multiple ports extending along a length thereof, which generally extends from a first end of said radiant heater to a second end of said radiant heater; a gas control device located proximate said first end of said elongated burner; an elongated inner member having an elongated base portion extending along said length of said elongated burner and being generally positioned above said elongated burner; an elongated emitter which is generally co-extensive with said inner member to define a combustion chamber therebetween; a canopy which extends over said elongated inner member; wherein said elongated burner, said gas control device, said elongated inner member, said elongated emitter and said canopy are operatively associated with one another to produce heat and to direct a substantial portion of the produced heat toward the floor in such a manner as to produce a generally quadrangular zone of heat on the floor within a predetermined temperature range on the floor.