Patent ID: 7875835

Claim:
A heating component for a pre-existing pipe joint, comprising: a heating wire including a first lead portion, a U-shaped portion and a second lead portion; a top portion including a bottom face, a pedestal to support the first and second lead portions of the heating wire and a U-shaped holding recess to support the U-shaped portion of the heating wire; side portions, depending from the top portion, each having an inner face shape-fitted with a corresponding part of the pipe joint; and a lid member, attached to the top portion, for securing the U-shaped portion of the heating wire within the U-shaped recess, wherein, when the heating component is mounted on the pipe joint, the first and second lead portions of the heating wire contact the pipe joint, the U-shaped portion of the heating wire does not contact the pipe joint, and the heating wire warms the pipe joint when supplied with electric current.