Richard Earl Phelan Deceased14321 San Esteban Dr, La Mirada, CA 90638

6689992, Feb 10, 2004

Jan 31, 2002

10/062152

Richard Ramos - La Habra CA
Richard E. Phelan - Huntington Beach CA

SierraTherm Production Furnaces, Inc. - Watsonville CA

H05B 308

219541, 219343

An electrical heating element, such as a graphite block, is resiliently held in electrical contact with a support block by a plurality of spring loaded connectors. The support block is electrically connected to an electrode. The spring loaded connectors extend through a plate, the heating element, and the support block. The connectors extend through slot shaped openings in the heating element such that the heating element can move in the direction of its length relative to the plate and the support block to provide a first degree of freedom between the electrode and the heating element. There may be up to six degrees of freedom in the mechanical connection between the electrode and the heating element.