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Solar ice melter for roof eaves

Patent ·
OSTI ID:5257688
A solar ice melter is described for roof eaves comprising, an endless or closed loop elongated tube of heat conductive material providing top and bottom tube loop ends connecting two intermediate elongated tube sections, a fluid heat transfer medium filling the endless tube, solar collector means secured to the bottom tube loop end for solar heat transfer to the fluid, insulation covering one of the elongated tube sections, and means to secure the endless tube to the upper side of a roof eave with the solar collector means depending over the bottom edge of the roof eave for exposure to solar radiation.
Assignee:
NOV; EDB-86-164008; NOV-85-020995
Patent Number(s):
US 4606402
OSTI ID:
5257688
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English