System and Method for Mounting Undercabinet Ventilation Hood
AssigneeWhirlpool Corporation
InventorsZachary J. BRUIN-SLOT, Andrew James GROSE
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Abstract
A ventilation hood is mounted to an underside of a cabinet, including a bottom panel and a lower support frame positioned above a cooking appliance, by first and second brackets secured below the cabinet at spaced positions aligned with outermost edge portions of the lower support frame and at least one fastener assembly secured to a front portion of the ventilation hood. Multiple embodiments are disclosed for the at least one fastener assembly, including tabs bent from a housing of the ventilation hood, feet threadably attached to the hood, mounting blocks including snap connectors, threaded fasteners, and pinned bolts.
Claims20
A method of mounting a ventilation hood to an underside of a structure including a lower support frame positioned above a cooking appliance comprising:
- securing first and second brackets below, and not directly attached to, the lower support frame at spaced positions;
- supporting a rear portion of the ventilation hood by the first and second brackets;
- tilting a front portion of the ventilation hood upward toward the lower support frame;
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- securing tabs of the ventilation hood to the underside of the structure at spaced locations forward of the first and second brackets.
A method of mounting a ventilation hood to an underside of a structure positioned above a cooking appliance comprising:
- mounting first and second brackets against a wall underneath the structure at spaced positions, each of said first and second brackets including a projection;
- engaging and supporting a rear portion of the ventilation hood on the projection of each of the first and second brackets;
- positioning a front portion of the ventilation hood against the structure;
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- securing tabs of the front portion of the ventilation hood to the structure.
A mounted ventilation hood assembly comprising:
- first and second brackets mounted below, and not attached to, a lower support frame of a structure positioned above a cooking appliance at spaced positions;
- a ventilation hood including a rear portion supported on the first and second brackets;
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- at least one fastener assembly attaching a front portion of the ventilation hood to the structure, said at least one fastener assembly including spaced tabs extending from the ventilation hood.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.