Ventilation fan mounting system
AssigneeAscent Holdings, LLC
InventorTony J. Branham
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Abstract
An assembly for mounting an object in an opening in a structural member that includes a housing to house the object, the housing having four walls and four corners where adjacent walls meet, and a first flute formed in a first wall that has a first end and a terminal end, the terminal end forming an opening in the adjacent wall that is adjacent to a first corner formed by the first wall and an adjacent wall, and a second flute formed in a second wall that is opposite the first wall, the second flute having a first end and a terminal end, the terminal end forming an opening in the adjacent wall that is adjacent to a second corner formed by the second wall and the adjacent wall.
Claims8
An assembly for use in mounting an object in an opening in a structural member, the structural member having opposing first and second surfaces, the assembly comprising:
- a housing that is sized and shaped to define an interior to house the object and that can be received within the opening in the structural member, the housing having four walls and having four corners where adjacent walls of the four walls meet;
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- a first flute formed in a first wall that has a first end and a terminal end, the terminal end forming an opening in an adjacent wall that is adjacent to a first corner formed by the first wall and the adjacent wall, and a second flute formed in a second wall that is opposite the first wall, the second flute having a first end and a terminal end, the terminal end forming an opening in the adjacent wall that is adjacent to a second corner formed by the second wall and the adjacent wall.
A housing for use in mounting an object to a structure having a first surface and an opposing second surface, the housing comprising:
- a plurality of walls sized and shaped to define an interior to house the object, and a plurality of corners where adjacent walls of the plurality of walls meet;
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- a first flute formed in a first wall that has a first end and a terminal end, the terminal end forming an opening in an adjacent wall that is adjacent to a first corner formed by the first wall and the adjacent wall, and a second flute formed in a second wall that is opposite the first wall, the second flute having a first end and a terminal end, the terminal end forming an opening in the adjacent wall that is adjacent to a second corner formed by the second wall and the adjacent wall.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.