HVAC branch line, method of making, and method of use
AssigneeTutco, Inc.
InventorsRonald L. Carlay, II, Donald Bradley Campbell, Robert L. Kirby
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Abstract
A HVAC branch line includes a boot, flexible duct, and integral connection therebetween. The boot can be configured to pre-hold fasteners to facilitate field installation. The branch line can also include one or more straps or other another structure, which are used to support the branch line, and optionally compress the duct before, during or after installation. Since the duct and boot are integrally connected, a field connection between the two is unnecessary and the duct can be easily supported during installation of the branch line.
Claims20
A method of making a plurality of branch lines for installation in an HVAC system comprising:
- providing a plurality of compressible and flexible ducts of given length, the duct having a boot end and a source end;
- providing a plurality of HVAC boots, each boot having a conditioned space end and a duct end;
- and
- integrally connecting the boot end of each flexible duct to the duct end of each boot in a factory setting to form the plurality of branch lines that are leakproof.
An HVAC branched line comprising:
- a boot, having a conditioned space end and a duct end, the boot;
- a flexible duct having a source end and a boot end;
- and
- an integral connection between the duct end of the boot and the boot end of the duct, the integral connection being leak free.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.