| CPC B60S 1/68 (2013.01) [B62D 25/18 (2013.01); H05B 3/36 (2013.01); H05B 2214/02 (2013.01)] | 7 Claims |
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1. A vehicle wheel well heating system comprising:
a vehicle configured for transporting a user, said vehicle comprising:
a car body including a plurality wheel wells; and
a plurality of wheels being coupled said car body, each of said wheels being positioned in one of said wheel wells; and
a plurality of heating assemblies, each of said wheel wells having one of said heating assemblies mounted therein, each of said heating assemblies being configured for remotely actuating by a remotely positioned control and retaining a temperature of an associated one of said wheel wells above 0° C. to inhibit snow and ice from building up in the wheel well and on a corresponding one of the wheels,
wherein each of the heating assemblies further includes a panel being coupled to the associated one of said wheel wells and being proximate to the corresponding one of said wheels,
a heating apparatus being coupled to said panel and configured for melting ice and snow positioned upon the corresponding wheel, said heating apparatus comprising an exterior wall being insulated,
wherein said heating apparatus including a heating element being mounted within said panel, said heating element comprising copper mesh,
a power supply being electrically coupled to said heating element, said power supply comprising a battery being removably stored within a compartment attached to said panel.
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