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A new and improved portable, immersible heat exchanger apparatus is provided for immersion into a quantity of material that is to cooled or heated. The apparatus includes a continuous copper tube assembly which is comprised of a straight, horizontal handle portion, a helically coiled immersion porti

A new and improved portable, immersible heat exchanger apparatus is provided for immersion into a quantity of material that is to cooled or heated. The apparatus includes a continuous copper tube assembly which is comprised of a straight, horizontal handle portion, a helically coiled immersion portion, and a vertically oriented, hook-shaped hanger portion. The top end of the immersion portion is connected to the handle portion; and the bottom end of the immersion portion is connected to the hanger portion. In use, the immersion portion is immersed in the material that is to undergo heat exchange. Tap water from a faucet is passed through the tube assembly to serve as a medium for heat exchange. The water enters the tube assembly at the handle portion, runs through the handle portion, the immersion portion, and the hanger portion, and exits from the end of the hanger portion. A flexible hose connects the handle portion to the water faucet. A first hose connector connects the flexible hose to the handle portion of the tube assembly, and a second hose connector connects the flexible hose to the water faucet. The portable, immersible heat exchanger apparatus may also include a movable thermometer support connected to the handle portion, and may also include a water-powered stirrer assembly, connected to the handle portion, for stirring the material.

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1. A new and improved portable, immersible heat exchanger apparatus for immersion into a quantity of material to undergo heat exchange, said apparatus comprising: a tube assembly comprised of, a handle portion, an immersion portion wherein a first end of said immersion portion is connected to

1. A new and improved portable, immersible heat exchanger apparatus for immersion into a quantity of material to undergo heat exchange, said apparatus comprising: a tube assembly comprised of, a handle portion, an immersion portion wherein a first end of said immersion portion is connected to said handle portion, and a hanger portion which is connected to a second end of said immersion portion, wherein said immersion portion is immersed in the material to undergo heat exchange, wherein a heat-exchange fluid is passed through said tube assembly in order to provide heat exchange with the material to undergo heat exchange, wherein said immersion portion is a helical, coiled portion and is oriented vertically, wherein said hanger portion is oriented vertically, is hook shaped, and is connected to a bottom end of a near side of said helical, coiled portion, and wherein said handle portion is oriented horizontally, is straight, is connected to a top end of a far side of said helical, coiled portion diametrically opposite said hanger portion, and wherein said handle portion diametrically traverses over said helical, coiled portion toward said hanger portion, such that a portion of said handle portion is positioned adjacent to a top portion of said hanger portion. 2. The apparatus described in claim 1 wherein the heat-exchange fluid is water. 3. The apparatus described in claim 1 wherein said tube assembly is a continuous tube. 4. The apparatus described in claim 1 wherein said tube assembly is comprised of a continuous copper tube. 5. The apparatus described in claim 1, further comprising: means for connecting said tube assembly to a source of heat exchange fluid. 6. The apparatus described in claim 5 wherein said source connecting means includes a flexible hose, a first hose connector for connecting a first end of said flexible hose to said tube assembly, and a second hose connector for connecting a second end of said flexible hose to a source of heat exchange fluid. 7. The apparatus described in claim 6 wherein said first hose connector is a screw clamp. 8. The apparatus described in claim 6 wherein said second hose connector is adapted to connect to a faucet.