US 12,435,530 B2
Pool heating system with baffles to generate heat
Carl Benton, St. George, UT (US)
Assigned to Friction Flow, LLC, St. George, UT (US)
Filed by Friction Flow, LLC, St. George, UT (US)
Filed on Aug. 1, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/816,475.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/244,531, filed on Sep. 15, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/227,506, filed on Jul. 30, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0035093 A1, Feb. 2, 2023
Int. Cl. E04H 4/12 (2006.01)
CPC E04H 4/129 (2013.01) 1 Claim
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A pool heating system, comprising:
a pump housing, comprising:
a pool inlet,
a pool outlet,
at least one pump configured to draw water from a pool through the pool inlet,
a pump system outlet,
a heater inlet, and
at least one fan;
a heater housing, comprising:
a water inlet,
a plurality of pipes coupled to the water inlet, each pipe comprising a baffle, each baffle comprising:
a plurality of upward tabs,
a plurality of downward tabs, and
a plurality of apertures, wherein each of the plurality of upward tabs is separated from each of the plurality of downward tabs by a respective aperture of the plurality of apertures,
wherein the plurality of upward tabs and the plurality of downward tabs each comprise an arcuate distal end;
a water outlet coupled to the plurality of pipes;
wherein the water inlet of the heater housing is coupled to the pump system outlet, and the heater inlet of the pump housing is coupled to the water outlet of the heater housing,
wherein water is configured to flow from the pool into the pool inlet via the at least one pump, the water exiting the pump housing via the pump system outlet and flowing into the heater housing via the water inlet, the water passing through the plurality of pipes comprising baffles therein to increase a temperature of the water, the water exiting the heater housing via the water outlet and entering the pump housing via the heater inlet, the water then exiting the pump housing and back to the pool via the pool outlet.