US 12,188,500 B2
Heater assembly for accelerating attachment curing
Charles G. Hutter, III, Carson City, NV (US); and Jerry W. Shorter, Wellington, NV (US)
Assigned to Physical Systems, Inc., Carson City, NV (US)
Filed by Physical Systems, Inc., Carson City, NV (US)
Filed on Jan. 17, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/577,247.
Application 17/577,247 is a continuation in part of application No. 15/597,953, filed on May 17, 2017, granted, now 11,229,089.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/338,419, filed on May 18, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2022/0136546 A1, May 5, 2022
Int. Cl. F16B 11/00 (2006.01); B29C 35/02 (2006.01); B29C 35/08 (2006.01); B29C 65/48 (2006.01); F23B 60/00 (2006.01); G05D 23/24 (2006.01); H05B 1/02 (2006.01); H05B 3/58 (2006.01); H05B 6/10 (2006.01)
CPC F16B 11/006 (2013.01) [B29C 35/02 (2013.01); F23B 60/00 (2013.01); G05D 23/24 (2013.01); H05B 1/023 (2013.01); H05B 3/58 (2013.01); B29C 2035/0211 (2013.01); B29C 2035/0811 (2013.01); B29C 65/4835 (2013.01); H05B 6/101 (2013.01)] 40 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A heater assembly, comprising:
a case having a heating element therein;
a channel extending through the case and having a size and shape for selectively receiving therethrough a first end of an elastomeric fixture outstretched through a substrate to a first length having a first width; and
a heat transfer surface positioned relative to the heating element for receiving generated heat therefrom, the heat transfer surface being positionable relative to the substrate to cooperate with an adhesively bondable attachment coupled to a second end of the elastomeric fixture opposite the first end and having an uncured bonding agent disposed thereon to simultaneously sandwich the substrate in compression engagement when the elastomeric fixture extending through the substrate and into the central channel relaxes to a second relatively shorter length having a second relatively larger width.