Ducting adapter
AssigneeDuctoad Inc.
InventorsRobert Daniel Oberlander, Cyrus Robert Etemad-Moghadam, Drew Harlacher, Samantha Verzi
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Abstract
A collar for connecting ducting components is provided. The collar includes a tubular wall having a line end and a free end, an annular flange extending radially outwardly from the line end, and a plurality of retaining tabs extending outwardly from the free end. A plurality of locking members are provided at the line end. The locking members are configured to releasably secure the flange to an adjacent member.
Claims20
A collar for connecting ducting components, the collar comprising:
- a tubular wall having a line end and a free end;
- an annular flange extending radially outwardly from the line end;
- a plurality of retaining tabs extending outwardly from the free end;
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- a plurality of locking toggles at the line end, the locking toggles being configured to releasably secure the flange to an adjacent member, wherein each of the locking toggles comprises a central pivot portion having a pair of keyed slots formed in opposing sides of the central pivot portion.
A collar for connecting ducting components, the collar comprising:
- a tubular wall having a line end and a free end;
- an annular flange extending radially outwardly from the line end;
- a plurality of retaining tabs extending outwardly from the free end;
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- a plurality of locking toggles at the line end, the locking toggles being configured to releasably secure the flange to an adjacent member, wherein each of the locking toggles has an engagement surface extending below the flange, distal from the wall;
- wherein each of the locking toggles are mounted on an inside of the wall;
- wherein each of the locking toggles comprises a hinge pin mounted on an inner side of the wall;
- wherein the each of the locking toggles further comprises a takeoff toggle having a pivot end pivotally connected to the hinge pin and a lever end extending away from the pivot end;
- and, wherein the locking toggle further comprises a takeoff clip having a proximal end pivotally coupled to the takeoff toggle and a distal end having a flat face, wherein the flat face is configured for engagement with a trunk line.
A collar for connecting ducting components, the collar comprising:
- a tubular wall having a flanged end and a free end;
- an annular flange extending radially outwardly from the flanged end and having a plurality of locating pins extending outwardly therefrom;
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- a plurality of locking toggles at the flanged end, the locking toggles being pivotally clipped to a hinge pin and configured to releasably secure an adjacent member between the flange and the locking toggle, and
- a takeoff clip hingedly attached to each of the plurality of locking toggles, each takeoff clip having a first side configured to bias toward the annular flange and having a slot formed therein, the slot sized to accept the locating pin and a second side, fixed to and orthogonal to the first side, configured to bias against an inside of the tubular wall.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.