System and method for mounting undercabinet ventilation hood
AssigneeWhirlpool Corporation
InventorsZachary J. Bruin-Slot, Andrew James Grose
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Abstract
A ventilation hood is mounted to an underside of a cabinet, including a bottom panel and a lower support frame positioned above a cooking appliance, by first and second brackets secured below the cabinet at spaced positions aligned with outermost edge portions of the lower support frame and at least one fastener assembly secured to a front portion of the ventilation hood. Multiple embodiments are disclosed for the at least one fastener assembly, including tabs bent from a housing of the ventilation hood, feet threadably attached to the hood, mounting blocks including snap connectors, threaded fasteners, and pinned bolts.
Claims20
A method of mounting a ventilation hood to an underside of a cabinet including a bottom panel and a lower support frame positioned above a cooking appliance comprising:
- securing first and second brackets below, and not directly attached to, the cabinet at spaced positions substantially aligned with outermost edge portions of the lower support frame;
- supporting a rear portion of the ventilation hood by the first and second brackets;
- tilting a front portion of the ventilation hood upward toward the lower support frame;
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- fastening the front portion of the ventilation hood through at least one fastener assembly to the underside of the cabinet.
A method of mounting a ventilation hood to an underside of a cabinet including a bottom panel and a lower support frame positioned above a cooking appliance comprising:
- securing first and second brackets below the cabinet at spaced positions substantially aligned with outermost edge portions of the lower support frame;
- supporting a rear portion of the ventilation hood by the first and second brackets;
- tilting a front portion of the ventilation hood upward toward the lower support frame;
- fastening the front portion of the ventilation hood through at least one fastener assembly to the underside of the cabinet, wherein fastening the front portion of the ventilation hood includes securing feet members to the ventilation hood and securing mechanical fasteners through the bottom panel of the cabinet and into the feet members;
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- drilling holes through the feet members and the bottom panel of the cabinet to receive the mechanical fasteners.
A method of mounting a ventilation hood to an underside of a cabinet positioned above a cooking appliance comprising:
- mounting first and second brackets against a wall underneath the cabinet at spaced positions substantially aligned with outermost edge portions of a lower support frame of the cabinet, each of said first and second brackets including a projection;
- engaging and supporting a rear portion of the ventilation hood on the projection of each of the first and second brackets;
- positioning a front portion of the ventilation hood against the cabinet;
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- attaching the front portion of the ventilation hood to the cabinet with at least one fastener assembly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.