Electric heating assembly for sterilant packages
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1. A heater for sterilant packages, comprising:
- a heat insulating member having a generally U-shaped cross section defining first and second facing legs which are spaced from each other, the first leg defining a heat insulating front wall and the second leg defining a heat insulating back wall;
a flexible insulating material covering the interior of the heat insulating back wall and spaced from the heat insulating front wall, said back wall, said flexible insulating material and said front wall being connected to each other at spaced intervals over the length thereof to define a plurality of adjacent separate spaced pockets in a single plane, having separate openings for receiving sterilant packages;
an electrical heating element embedded and electrically insulated in the flexible insulating material to provide for heating of the sterilant packages in the pockets; and
an exterior electrical supply means connected to the electrical heating element for supplying electrical potential to the electrical heating element, said electrical supply means including a thermostat for controlling the electrical potential.
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An electric heating assembly for a sterilant package is disclosed including a back wall member formed of an electrically insulated material having heating elements or conductors embedded therein and a front wall member. The front wall member is generally secured at one edge to the back wall and removably fastened about the other edges thereof to form a chamber to receive a sterilant package. The heating elements or conductors are provided with suitable means for connection to a source of electrical energy.
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1. A heater for sterilant packages, comprising:
- a heat insulating member having a generally U-shaped cross section defining first and second facing legs which are spaced from each other, the first leg defining a heat insulating front wall and the second leg defining a heat insulating back wall;
a flexible insulating material covering the interior of the heat insulating back wall and spaced from the heat insulating front wall, said back wall, said flexible insulating material and said front wall being connected to each other at spaced intervals over the length thereof to define a plurality of adjacent separate spaced pockets in a single plane, having separate openings for receiving sterilant packages;
an electrical heating element embedded and electrically insulated in the flexible insulating material to provide for heating of the sterilant packages in the pockets; and
an exterior electrical supply means connected to the electrical heating element for supplying electrical potential to the electrical heating element, said electrical supply means including a thermostat for controlling the electrical potential.
- a heat insulating member having a generally U-shaped cross section defining first and second facing legs which are spaced from each other, the first leg defining a heat insulating front wall and the second leg defining a heat insulating back wall;
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