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US 12,656,018 B2Granted
Cover for an air conditioner for sealed enclosures
AssigneeHoffman Enclosures, Inc.
InventorsMichael Woods, Michael Koehler, Michael Rasmussen
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Abstract
A cover is provided for an air conditioner of an enclosure. The cover can include a top wall and first and second side walls that at least partly define an interior compartment of the cover. The cover can further include a tab extending from the top wall into the interior compartment, a first side clip extending obliquely from the first side wall into the interior compartment, and a second side clip extending obliquely from the second side wall to the interior compartment. The tab and side clips can be configured to engage the air conditioner to retain the cover on the air conditioner.
Claims19
A cover for an air conditioner for an enclosure, the cover comprising:
- a first side wall, a second side wall, and a top wall that at least partly surround an interior compartment of the cover that is sized to receive the air conditioner, with the first side wall on an opposite side of the interior compartment from the second side wall;
- a tab that extends from the top wall of the cover into the interior compartment of the cover and arranged to engage the air conditioner to retain the cover on the air conditioner;
- a first side clip that extends obliquely from the first side wall of the cover into the interior compartment and arranged to engage the air conditioner to retain the cover on the air conditioner;
- a second side clip that extends obliquely from the second side wall of the cover into the interior compartment and arranged to engage the air conditioner to retain the cover on the air conditioner;
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- an air intake opening configured for air flow into the interior compartment,
- wherein the first side clip is a first angled tab configured to seat on an edge of a first side wall of the air conditioner adjacent to the first side wall of the cover within the interior compartment, and
- wherein the second side clip is a second angled tab configured to seat on an edge of a second side wall of the air conditioner adjacent to the second side wall of the cover within the interior compartment.
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A covered air conditioner for an enclosure having an interior volume, the covered air conditioner comprising:
- a frame configured to attach to an enclosure to support air conditioning components adjacent to an air-exchange opening of the enclosure;
- one or more side support brackets arranged to extend from the frame away from the enclosure when the frame is attached to the enclosure, the one or more side support brackets defining a first support side wall and a second support side wall opposite the first support side wall;
- a top support bracket arranged to extend away from the enclosure when the frame is attached to the enclosure, the top support bracket having a top support wall that defines a top support bracket opening;
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- a cover that is configured to be removably attachable to the frame to cover the air conditioning components, the cover including:
- a cover top wall, a first cover side wall, and a second cover side wall, opposite the first cover side wall, that at least partly define an interior compartment configured to receive the air conditioning components;
- a tab that extends from the cover top wall and is received in the top support bracket opening of the top support bracket to secure the cover against movement in a first direction relative to the frame;
- a first side clip that extends from the first cover side wall and is slidably seated on the first support side wall of the one or more side support brackets to secure the cover against movement in a second direction relative to the frame, the second direction being different than the first direction;
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- a second side clip that extends from the second cover side wall and is slidably seated on the second support wall of the one or more side support brackets to secure the cover against movement in the second direction.
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A method for attaching a cover to an air conditioner for an enclosure, the method comprising:
- positioning the cover to align an interior compartment of the cover with a frame of the air conditioner, the frame being secured to the enclosure, the cover including a first side wall, a second side wall opposite the first side wall, and a top wall that together at least partly define the interior compartment, the cover defining an air intake opening that permits air flow into the interior compartment;
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- after aligning the interior compartment of the cover with the frame, lowering the cover onto the frame to:
- engage an opening defined on a top support wall of a first support bracket of the frame with a tab extending from the top wall of the cover into the interior compartment;
- engage a first support side wall of one or more side support brackets of the frame with a first side clip of the cover, the first side clip extending obliquely from the first side wall of the cover into the interior compartment;
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- engage a second support side wall of the one or more side support brackets that is opposite the first support side wall with a second side clip of the cover, the second side clip extending obliquely from the second side wall of the cover into the interior compartment.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.