Arrangement for providing heat to a personnel bucket of an aerial lift vehicle

Abstract From the Canadian patent

An arrangement for providing heat to the working environment of a bucket attached to an aerial lift vehicle is disclosed. A tubing arrangement is located at the bottom of the bucket and is receptive to heated hydraulic fluid. The hydraulic fluid is commonly available at the bucket of serial lift vehicles for operation of the bucket and boom structures. Since the hydraulic fluid may reach temperatures of 120°F, the circulation of the hydraulic fluid through the tubing structure in the bucket will radiate heat throughout the bucket. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the tubing is encased in a mat which can be placed in the bottom of the bucket. Input and output couplers are …