Kitchen exhaust hood assembly having components secured together by threaded studs
OwnerRobert Luddy, William Griffin +1inventors
InventorsRobert Luddy, William Griffin, Nicholas Perry
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Abstract
A kitchen exhaust hood assembly comprises a front subassembly and a rear subassembly connected together. The connected subassemblies including a top portion and opposed side surfaces. A pair of side panels is connected to opposed sides of the front and rear subassemblies. A series of threaded studs welded to either the front or rear subassemblies or to the side panels project into and through openings formed through either the front or rear subassemblies or the side panels such that the side panels are secured to the front and rear subassemblies secured to the threaded studs.
Claims32
A kitchen exhaust hood assembly, comprising:
- a. a front subassembly;
- b. a rear subassembly;
- c. the front and rear subassemblies being secured together and including a top portion and opposed side surfaces;
- d. a pair of side panels adapted to be connected to the front and rear subassemblies;
- e. a series of threaded studs welded to either the front or rear subassemblies or to the side panels and projecting therefrom into and through openings formed in either the front and rear subassemblies or the side panels;
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- f. the side panels being secured to the front and rear subassemblies by fasteners secured to the threaded studs:
A method of fabricating a kitchen hood assembly comprising:
- a. connecting front and rear subassemblies;
- b. securing a pair of side panels to the front and rear subassemblies;
- c. wherein connecting the side panels to the front and rear subassemblies includes welding to either the front or rear subassemblies or to the side panels a series of threaded studs and projecting the threaded studs into and through openings formed in either the front or rear subassemblies or the side panels;
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- d. securing fasteners to the studs so as to secure the side panels.
A method of fabricating a kitchen hood assembly comprising:
- securing a series of components together to form a kitchen hood assembly having a surrounding sidewall structure, a top and an open bottom;
- welding a series of threaded studs to various components of the hood assembly and projecting the threaded studs through openings formed in other components of the hood assembly;
- and securing various components together by securing fasteners to the threaded studs wherein components of the hood assembly are secured together by the welded threaded studs projecting through various openings.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.