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US 10,704,801 B2Granted
Duct with paint sealant
OwnerMartin E. Grayinventor
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Abstract
An HVAC component and method of forming the HVAC component, including a duct having a first surface and a second surface movable between an unassembled position and an assembled position is provided, wherein the method includes (a) applying a paint sealant to one of the first and the second surfaces; (b) one of drying or curing the applied paint sealant; and (c) moving the first and second surfaces from the unassembled to the assembled position, the paint sealant forming a sealed interface between the assembled first surface and second surface.
Claims7
A duct sealing system comprising:
- (a) a first duct and a second duct, each duct having a male end and a female end, the female end having a diameter larger than the diameter of the male end for receiving the male end;
- (b) a non-cellular paint sealant having a viscosity in the range of approximately 500 CPS to 20,000 CPS applied to one of the male end or the female end of the first duct with a thickness in the range of approximately 2 mils to less than 125 mils, and located to provide a sealed interface when the other of the male end or the female end of the second duct is joined with the male end or the female end of the first duct having the non-cellular paint sealant.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.