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Multi-position point of use electric water heater

  • US 6,282,372 B1
  • Filed: 04/11/2000
  • Issued: 08/28/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/11/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A multi-position point of use electric water heater comprising:

  • an insulated tank structure adapted to hold a quantity of water, said insulated tank structure having opposite first and second end portions spaced apart along a central axis, said insulated tank structure further having front and rear side portions disposed on opposite sides of a reference plane containing said central axis;

    an inlet tube longitudinally extending parallel to said central axis and into the interior of said rear side portion through said first end portion;

    an outlet tube longitudinally extending parallel to said central axis and into the interior of said rear side portion through said first end portion;

    an elongated electric resistance type immersion heating structure longitudinally extending through the interior of said front side portion at least generally parallel to said central axis, said heating structure being operative to heat water disposed within said insulated tank structure;

    a first opening disposed in said front side portion of said insulated tank structure at said first end portion and extending into the interior of said insulated tank structure;

    a second opening disposed in said front side portion of said insulated tank structure at said second end portion and extending into the interior of said insulated tank structure;

    a temperature and/or pressure relief structure removably secured to one of said first and second openings and being removably securable to the other of said first and second openings; and

    a drain valve structure removably secured to said other of said first and second openings and being removably securable to said one of said first and second openings, said electric water heater being operative to be mounted in a selectively variable one of a plurality of horizontal and vertical orientations without having to substantially vary its constructional configuration to accommodate variation in its mounting orientation and corresponding reorientation of said heating structure.

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