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US 2004/0104228 A1Published application
Recessed box assembly for a dryer exhaust hose
OwnerMichael S. Mustoeinventor
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Abstract
A recessed box assembly (20) for a dryer exhaust hose (72) includes a box portion (22), having walls defining a box interior (26) open at a front, and a frame (24) attachable to the box portion (22). The box portion (22) has a port (42) in one of the walls configured to allow a dryer exhaust vent duct (40) to pass into the box interior (26) for interconnection with the dryer exhaust hose (72). Tabs (44) extend from the planar walls into the box interior (26) and releasably engage with receptacle sections (46) on the frame (24).
Claims19
A recessed box assembly for a dryer exhaust hose, said assembly comprising:
- a box portion having planar walls defining a box interior open at a front thereof, said box portion having a port in one of said planar walls configured to allow a dryer exhaust vent duct to pass through said port into said box interior for interconnection with said dryer exhaust hose, said planar walls including:
- a back wall;
- a top wall;
- a bottom wall opposing said top wall;
- and
- a pair of opposing side walls, each extending perpendicular to and between said top and bottom walls, wherein at least one of said top, bottom, and side walls has a tab extending into said box interior;
- and
- a removable frame attachable to said box portion, said frame having first and second opposing sides, and third and fourth opposing sides, each of said third and fourth sides extending perpendicular to and between said first and second opposing sides, said frame further having a receptacle section positioned on an outer surface of at least one of said first, second, third, and fourth sides, said receptacle section being configured to releasably engage with said tab to attach said frame to said box portion.
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An assembly as claimed in claim 6 wherein said top wall, said bottom wall, and said pair of side walls are of substantially equivalent lengths.
A recessed box assembly for a dryer exhaust hose, said assembly comprising:
- a box portion having planar walls defining a box interior open at a front thereof, said box portion having a port in one of said planar walls configured to allow a dryer exhaust vent duct to pass through said port into said box interior for interconnection with said dryer exhaust hose, said box portion being configured for mounting between wall studs and below a finish layer of a wall, and said planar walls including:
- a back wall;
- a top wall;
- a bottom wall opposing said top wall;
- and
- a pair of opposing side walls, each extending perpendicular to and between said top and bottom walls, wherein at least one of said top, bottom, and side walls has a tab extending into said box interior;
- and
- a removable frame attachable to said box portion, said frame including:
- a first side;
- a second side opposing said first side;
- a third side;
- a fourth side opposing said third side, each of said third and fourth sides extending perpendicular to and between said first and second opposing sides, said first, second, third, and fourth sides of said frame being configured to shoulder said finish layer when said frame is attached to said box portion;
- an outer trim element extending perpendicularly from said first, second, third, and fourth sides;
- and
- a receptacle section positioned on an outer surface of at least one of said first, second, third, and fourth sides, said receptacle section being configured to releasably engage with said tab to attach said frame to said box portion.
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A recessed box assembly for a dryer exhaust hose, said assembly comprising:
- a box portion having planar walls defining a box interior open at a front thereof, said box portion having a plurality of knock-outs located in said planar walls, and a port for reception in said box interior of a dryer exhaust vent duct for interconnection with said dryer exhaust hose, said planar walls including:
- a back wall;
- a top wall;
- a bottom wall opposing said top wall;
- and
- a pair of opposing side walls, each extending perpendicular to and between said top and bottom walls, wherein at least one of said top, bottom, and side walls has a tab extending into said box interior;
- a flange extending perpendicularly from said at least one of said top wall, said bottom wall, and said pair of side walls for allowing said box portion to be mounted between two wall studs;
- and
- a removable frame attachable to said box portion, said frame having first and second opposing sides, and third and fourth opposing sides, each of said third and fourth sides extending perpendicular to and between said first and second opposing sides, said frame further having a receptacle section positioned on an outer surface of at least one of said first, second, third, and fourth sides, said receptacle section being configured to releasably engage with said tab to attach said frame to said box portion.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.