Paired retaining clips for gas furnace filter wire
AssigneeCarrier Corporation
InventorsTimothy J. Waterman, Paul J. Otts
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Abstract
A filter retaining device for a furnace having a casing and requiring a filter includes a filter retaining wire for securing the filter over an opening provided in the casing. The retaining device also includes a latch clip and a retainer clip which are each insertable through a corresponding hole in the furnace casing. One end of the filter wire is moveably secured by the retainer clip. The other end of the filter wire has a U-shape formed therein so that it can be easily snapped into and out of the latch clip. Each clip has a pair of flexible barbed detentes so that it may be securely snapped into its corresponding hole.
Claims15
A filter retaining device for a furnace having a casing for housing components including a filter, the casing having an opening formed therein for receiving circulating air, said device comprising:
- a filter wire for securing the filter over the casing opening so that incoming circulating air is filtered of airborne particulate matter prior to entering the casing;
- retainer means for moveably securing a first end of said filter wire relative to the casing, said retainer means being insertable through a first hole positioned adjacent one side of the casing opening;
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- latch means for releasably securing a second end of said filter wire to the casing, said latch means insertable through a second hole positioned adjacent another side of the casing opening so that when the filter is placed over the casing opening, said filter wire may be moved into position against the filter and said second end of the wire snapped into said latch means to secure the filter.
A device for securing a filter wire on a furnace casing having an opening formed therein for receiving circulating air, said device comprising:
- retainer means for moveably securing a first end of the filter wire relative to the casing, said retainer means being insertable through a first hole positioned adjacent one side of the casing opening;
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- latch means for releasably securing a second end of the filter wire to the casing, said latch means insertable through a second hole positioned adjacent another side of the casing opening so that when a filter is placed over the casing opening, said filter wire may be moved into position against the filter and said second end of the wire snapped into said latch means to secure the filter against the casing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.