Foot construction for portable electric space heaters

Claim 1

An electric space heater comprising: a heater body; a pair of mounting plates attached to said heater body at spaced apart locations thereon; a plurality of resilient fingers extending from each mounting plate, the fingers associated with each plate being arranged in a pair of opposing sets spaced apart from one another; an enlarged head portion of each finger projecting generally toward the corresponding finger of the opposing set, each head portion presenting a shoulder thereon; a pair of foot members adapted to rest on a support surface to support the heater body thereon, each foot member having spaced apart opposite sides for engaging the opposing sets of fingers; a plurality of receptacles in each side of each foot member sized and located to closely receive the heat portions of the corresponding fingers when the foot member is applied to the heater body between the opposing sets of fingers, each receptacle being bounded at the top by a lip against which the shoulder of the corresponding head portion is engaged in a manner to maintain the foot member attached to the heater body following application thereto; an electric space heater wherein a rib projects from each mounting plate at a location between the opposing sets of fingers, each rib terminating in a curved edge adapted to upset the heater body when placed on a support surface; means for deactivating the heater when the heater body is upset; and a socket in each foot member between the opposite sides thereof at a location to receive the corresponding rib when the foot member is applied to the heater body between the opposing sets of fingers.