Plug for use in a process of forming an insulated register box
OwnerSterling Kidd Combsinventor
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Abstract
A plug for use in a process of forming an insulated register box has a body with at least one side wall, a bottom wall and a top edge. The insulated register box has a box and a duct extending outwardly therefrom. The duct has a portion extending into an interior of the box. The body has a ledge extending outwardly of the top edge thereof. The bottom wall is adapted to abut an end of the portion of the duct. The ledge is adapted to abut an end of the box opposite the duct. A gasket is affixed to the bottom wall of the body. This gasket is adapted to abut the end of the portion of the gasket. The gasket is of a polymeric or elastomeric material.
Claims9
An assembly for forming an insulated register box, the assembly comprising:
- a register box having a box and a duct extending outwardly therefrom, the duct having a portion extending into an interior of the box;
- a support having an opening therein, said support receiving the duct of the register box therein;
- a plug having a body with at least one side wall and a bottom wall and a top edge, the body having a ledge extending outwardly of the top edge thereof, the bottom wall abutting an end of the portion of the duct, the ledge abutting an end of the box opposite the duct;
- a plastic sheet underlying the bottom wall and over an exterior of the at least one side wall and under the ledge;
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- an expandable polymeric material received in an interior of the box of the insulated register box.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.