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US 12,234,998 B1Granted
Tamper-resistant baseboard heater cover assembly
AssigneeGary Fratianne
InventorGary Fratianne
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a tamper-resistant heater cover assembly for baseboard heater units and components thereof. The components include tamper-resistant end caps, couplers, and corner pieces that can be used with baseboard heating units. The end cap, the coupler, and corner piece contain apertures and flanges adapted to accommodate one or more fasteners for attaching the end cap coupler, or corner piece to a wall.
Claims10
A corner piece for a heater cover assembly, comprising:
- a top face having a front edge, a first side edge, a second side edge, a first rear edge, and a second rear edge;
- a front face extending downwardly from the front edge of the top face;
- a bottom face extending from a bottom edge of the front face, the bottom face having a lip at a distal edge with at least one lip aperture therein;
- a first rear face extending downwardly from the first rear edge of the top face and having a bottom edge with at least one rear face aperture therein;
- a second rear face extending downwardly from the second rear edge of the top face and having a bottom edge with at least one rear face aperture therein;
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- a first open side face and a second open side face, each open side face adapted to accommodate an associated heater cover panel;
- wherein the first rear face comprises two finger portions and the second rear face comprises one or two finger portions, each finger portion having a rear face aperture;
- wherein a rear face finger portion connector connects the two finger portions of the first rear face proximate the top face;
- and
- wherein the at least one lip aperture of the bottom face is aligned with the at least one rear face aperture of the first rear face.
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A corner piece for a baseboard heating unit, comprising:
- a top face having a front edge, a first side edge, a second side edge, a first rear edge, and a second rear edge;
- a front face extending downwardly from the front edge of the top face;
- at least one rear face extending downwardly from the first or second rear edge of the top face;
- a bottom face extending from a bottom edge of the front face;
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- a first open side face and a second open side face, each adapted to receive a portion of an associated cover piece;
- wherein both (a) the at least one rear face has at least one rear face aperture along a bottom edge thereof that can accommodate an associated fastener for attachment to a wall;
- and (b) the bottom face has a lip extending downwardly from a distal edge thereof, the lip having at least one lip aperture that can accommodate an associated fastener for attachment to a wall;
- and
- wherein the at least one rear face aperture is aligned with the at least one lip aperture.
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A corner piece for a baseboard heating unit, comprising:
- a top face having a perimeter formed from a front edge, a first side edge, a second side edge, a first rear edge, and a second rear edge;
- a front face extending downwardly from the front edge of the top face, wherein the front face includes an angled upper surface and a vertical lower surface;
- a bottom face comprising a first leg portion and a second leg portion extending from the bottom edge of the front face, each leg portion having a lip at a distal end with at least one lip aperture therein, and wherein the bottom face includes at least one retainer for securing an associated heater cover panel;
- a first rear face comprising two finger portions extending downwardly from the first rear edge of the top face, each finger portion having a bottom edge with at least one rear face aperture therein;
- a second rear face comprising a single finger portion extending downwardly from the second rear edge of the top face having a bottom edge with at least one rear face aperture therein;
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- a first open side face and a second open side face, each open side face adapted to accommodate an associated heater cover panel;
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- wherein the at least one lip aperture of the first leg portion of the bottom face is aligned with the at least one rear face aperture of the first rear face.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.