Temperature control system
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1. A pet enclosure comprising:
- a pet container having walls and a bottom;
an ice chest sized to receive the pet container and hold a cold substance;
a heater for the container; and
a temperature controller for the heater.
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Abstract
A portable, climate controlled, pet enclosure for hermit crabs and the like features an ice chest which receives a temperature controlled pet enclosure. Cigarette lighter DC power and/or a house-current to low-voltage adapter powers a control circuit and heating element on the top of the pet enclosure. By placing a cold substance, such as ice in the ice chest, the desired temperature is maintained in the pet enclosure when the ambient temperature is either too warm or too cold for the pet. Other features include a cool-to-the-touch heater grill, a simple humidifier, and a temperature sensor reflector.
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22 Claims
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1. A pet enclosure comprising:
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a pet container having walls and a bottom;
an ice chest sized to receive the pet container and hold a cold substance;
a heater for the container; and
a temperature controller for the heater. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A portable container comprising:
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an insulated outer wall;
an interior storage space defined by a closed loop insulated wall;
a top for the container;
said top having an electrically powered heater with a temperature controller for controlling a temperature in the interior storage space; and
a coolant between the insulated outer wall and the closed loop insulated wall, thereby providing a temperature controlled environment in the interior storage space for both hot and cold ambient temperatures.
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10. A heater for a portable container,
said heater comprising: -
a sensor;
a heating element;
a DC power source;
a power connection for the power source;
a house-current to low-voltage power converter;
a control circuit having circuitry to control the temperature in the container, sense a sensor out, a heating element out, a power connection out; and
an audible alarm to alert a user of any outage.
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11. A heater grill comprising:
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a heater element in a housing;
said housing having fins with a first space between at least one pair of fins opening directly to the heater element;
a grill attachable to the housing;
said grill having at least a pair of fins with a second space there between opening directly to the heater element; and
wherein said first and said second space are each sized to restrict an entry of a human or pet animal. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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12. A temperature probe comprising:
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a temperature sensor;
a reflector surrounding the temperature sensor and pointing away from a heat source toward a heated surface;
said reflector having and end opening pointing away from the heat source and toward the heated surface, thereby focusing infrared radiation from the heated surface to the temperature sensor; and
an infrared feedback hole in the reflector, thereby allowing some infrared radiation from the heat source to shine directly onto the sensor.
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13. In a heated storage container having a top, sides and a bottom, an improvement comprising:
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a fluid container in the heated storage container;
said fluid container capable of holding a fluid;
a support for the fluid container;
a support for a wick, said wick descending into the fluid container;
a lid for the fluid container; and
said lid having a hole to receive the wick; and
said hole being sized to prevent sloshing of the fluid or entry of a pet.
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14. A pet enclosure comprising:
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a pet container having walls and a bottom;
an ice chest sized to receive the pet container and hold a cold substance;
a heater for the container;
a temperature controller for the heater;
wherein the pet container further comprises an insulated shell;
wherein the heater further comprises an electrically powered heating element;
wherein the temperature controller further comprises a control circuit mounted to a top of the pet container and having a temperature sensor depending from the control circuit into the pet container;
wherein the heater further comprises a cigarette lighter male plug.
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21. A portable container comprising;
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an ice chest having an interior storage area and a flat bottom;
a flange sized to fit on the flat bottom;
an interior box mounted to the flange;
wherein an air space is created between the interior box and the ice chest;
said interior box having a central storage area sized to receive a pet container assembly; and
said pet container assembly further comprising a pet container having a temperature controlled heater. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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