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Radiant floor tile heater

  • US 4,983,809 A
  • Filed: 08/01/1989
  • Issued: 01/08/1991
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/01/1989
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. Apparatus for heating, lifting and storing floor tiles intact comprising:

  • (A) a movable frame for progressive movement over a plurality of tiles to be heated successively, including means for removably receiving a storage container adapted to hold a plurality of tiles;

    (B) means mounted on said frame for heating a plurality of tiles on a subfloor to soften the tiles and any thermoplastic adhesive securing the tiles to the subfloor;

    (C) means for lifting each of the heated tiles by at least four widely spaced points adjacent the periphery of each heated tile simultaneously, said lifting means comprising in series an upper pneumatic cylinder and a plurality of lower pneumatic cylinders;

    (D) means for relocating the lifted tiles into the storage container; and

    (E) control means for controlling said heating, lifting and relocating means.

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