Protective HVAC cover
OwnerAdam Boweninventor
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Abstract
This disclosure provides for a protective cover for outdoor HVAC condensers. The protective cover generally comprises a protective covering material, a flexible wire within the protective covering material to allow the protective covering material to conform to any shape or size of HVAC condenser, a hinge mechanism and a strap to prevent the protective cover from being blown over during use and to return to its original position after use to protect the HVAC condenser from debris and natural wear.
Claims17
A protective cover for an outdoor HVAC condenser unit comprising:
- a substantially flat and flexible surface covering material, a hinge mechanism and a strap;
- wherein the surface covering material having a flexible wire at an outer edge of the surface covering material;
- and
- a hinge mechanism fixedly attached to the surface covering material wherein the hinge mechanism contains a means for removably securing the hinge mechanism to the condenser unit wherein the means for removably securing the hinge mechanism to the condenser unit is at least one magnet or magnetic strip, and wherein the at least one magnet or magnetic strip is located in an internal pocket within the hinge mechanism;
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- at least one strap fixedly attached at one end to the surface covering material and an opposite end of the strap having a means to secure the strap to the condenser unit wherein the protective cover is lifted off the condenser unit by exhaust from the condenser unit when in use and returns to a surface of the condenser unit covering an exhaust opening when not in use.
A method of preventing the accumulation of debris in an outdoor condenser through an exhaust opening of the condenser, the method comprising:
- providing a protective cover, wherein the protective cover comprises:
- a substantially flat and flexible surface covering material, a hinge mechanism and a strap;
- wherein the surface covering material having a flexible wire at an outer edge of the surface covering material;
- and
- a hinge mechanism fixedly attached to the surface covering material wherein the hinge mechanism contains a means for removably securing the hinge mechanism to the condenser unit, wherein the means for removably securing the hinge mechanism to the condenser unit is at least one magnet or magnetic strip, and wherein the at least one magnet or magnetic strip is located in an internal pocket within the hinge mechanism;
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- at least one strap fixedly attached at one end to the surface covering material and an opposite end of the strap having a means to secure the strap to the condenser unit wherein the protective cover is lifted off the condenser unit by exhaust from the condenser unit when in use and returns to a surface of the condenser unit covering an exhaust opening when not in use;
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- applying the protective cover to the surface of the condenser unit, thereby covering an exhaust area.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.