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US 2018/0003407 A1Published application
Insulated register box with boot rail adaptor
AssigneeSterling Custom Sheet Metal, Inc.
InventorSterling Kidd COMBS
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Abstract
An insulated register box with a boot rail adapter has a register box, an insulating material affixed within the register box, a rail guide affixed to a side panel of the register box, and a rail having a section received in a slot of the rail guide. The rail is adapted to be affixed to a supporting surface, such as a joist. The rail guide is slidable relative to the rail. The rail guide is affixed to an exterior surface of the side panel.
Claims20
An apparatus comprising:
- a register box having a plurality of side panels and a duct opening to an interior of said plurality of side panels;
- an insulating material affixed to said plurality of side panels and extending inwardly of said plurality of side panels;
- a rail guide affixed at least one of said plurality of side panels, said rail guide defining a slot that extends longitudinally along said rail guide;
- and
- a rail having a section received in said slot of said rail guide, said rail adapted to be affixed to a supporting surface.
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A method for positioning a register box upon a supporting surface, the method comprising:
- affixing a rail guide to an exterior surface of the register box, said rail guide defining a slot therein;
- inserting a section of a rail into the slot of the rail guide such that the rail is secured to the rail guide;
- and
- fastening the rail to the supporting surface such that the register box extends away from the supporting surface.
1 more element
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.