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A method and an apparatus 12 for quickly heating a portion of a vehicle 10, such as a windshield 22 or backwindow 20. Particularly, apparatus 12 includes several conductors 40 which are coupled to electrical ground potential 42 and which have opposed ends 44, 46 which are alternatingly coupled to a

A method and an apparatus 12 for quickly heating a portion of a vehicle 10, such as a windshield 22 or backwindow 20. Particularly, apparatus 12 includes several conductors 40 which are coupled to electrical ground potential 42 and which have opposed ends 44, 46 which are alternatingly coupled to a source of energy 26, thereby allowing the portion of the vehicle 10 to be quickly heated.

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A method and an apparatus 12 for quickly heating a portion of a vehicle 10, such as a windshield 22 or backwindow 20. Particularly, apparatus 12 includes several conductors 40 which are coupled to electrical ground potential 42 and which have opposed ends 44, 46 which are alternatingly coupled to a

A method and an apparatus 12 for quickly heating a portion of a vehicle 10, such as a windshield 22 or backwindow 20. Particularly, apparatus 12 includes several conductors 40 which are coupled to electrical ground potential 42 and which have opposed ends 44, 46 which are alternatingly coupled to a source of energy 26, thereby allowing the portion of the vehicle 10 to be quickly heated. electrical busway housing together comprising: a) a top plate; b) a bottom plate; and c) a means for drawing said top plate and said bottom plate together; wherein said top plate and said bottom plate operate to clamp therebetween at least a portion of a pair of busway housing sections to be connected by said coupling system; wherein a surface selected from a surface of said top plate contacting said busway housing sections, a surface of said bottom plate contacting said busway housing sections, and combinations thereof is roughened in order to provide increased gripping force between said coupling system and said busway housing sections when said top plate and said bottom plate are drawn together; wherein the means of drawing together said top plate and said bottom plate comprises one or more fasteners selected from the group consisting of a bolt/nut assembly, a rivet, a screw that threadably engages threads provided in a throughhole of said bottom plate, and a bolt that threadably engages threads provided in a throughhole of said bottom plate wherein said fastener is inserted through a throughhole in said top plate and an aligned throughhole in said bottom plate and operates to draw said top plate and said bott