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US 10,648,695 B2Granted
Insulated register box with boot rail adaptor
AssigneeSterling Custom Sheet Metal, Inc.
InventorSterling Kidd Combs
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Abstract
An insulated register box with a boot rail adapter has a register box, an insulating material affixed within the register box, a rail guide affixed to a side panel of the register box, and a rail having a section received in a slot of the rail guide. The rail is adapted to be affixed to a supporting surface, such as a joist. The rail guide is slidable relative to the rail. The rail guide is affixed to an exterior surface of the side panel.
Claims10
An apparatus comprising:
- a register box having a plurality of side panels and a duct opening to an interior of said plurality of side panels;
- an insulating material affixed to said plurality of side panels and extending inwardly of said plurality of side panels;
- a rail guide affixed at least one of said plurality of side panels, said rail guide defining a slot that extends longitudinally along said rail guide;
- and
- a rail having a section received in said slot of said rail guide, said rail guide affixed to the side panel by a clinch lock.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a register box having a plurality of side panels and a duct opening to an interior of said plurality of side panels;
- an insulating material affixed to said plurality of side panels and extending inwardly of said plurality of side panels;
- a rail guide affixed at least one of said plurality of side panels, said rail guide defining a slot that extends longitudinally along said rail guide;
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- a rail having a section received in said slot of said rail guide, said rail adapted to be affixed to a supporting surface, said rail guide having a first surface affixed to the side panel and a second surface extending upwardly from said first surface and a third surface extending downwardly from said second surface and an upturned edge extending from said third surface, said slot of said rail guide defined by said second and third surfaces, said section of said rail being received between said second and third surfaces, said section of said rail having at least one projection extending toward said third surface, said projection cooperative with said upturned edge so as to lock said rail guide to said rail.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.