Frame for HVAC unit

Information

  • Patent Grant
  • D898884
  • Patent Number
    D898,884
  • Date Filed
    Monday, June 3, 2019
    5 years ago
  • Date Issued
    Tuesday, October 13, 2020
    4 years ago
  • Inventors
    • Price; Randall (Bryan, OH, US)
    • Skiver; Sean David (Defiance, OH, US)
    • Anderson; Dean F. (Bryan, OH, US)
  • Original Assignees
  • Examiners
    • Aman; Ania
    Agents
    • McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP
  • US Classifications
    Field of Search
    • US
    • D23 314
    • D23 317
    • D23 318
    • D23 320
    • D23 322
    • D23 325
    • D23 329
    • D23 342
    • D15 89
    • D15 91
    • D13 184
    • CPC
    • G08B13/08
    • F24F1/62
    • F24F1/56
    • F24F1/58
  • International Classifications
    • 2303
    • Term of Grant
      15Years
Abstract
Description


FIG. 1 is a first embodiment of a frame for HVAC unit in a perspective view;



FIG. 2 is a front view thereof;



FIG. 3 is a rear view thereof;



FIG. 4 is a left side view thereof;



FIG. 5 is a right side view thereof;



FIG. 6 is a top view thereof;



FIG. 7 is a bottom view thereof;



FIG. 8 shows the frame for HVAC unit positioned on a wall mount HVAC unit;



FIG. 9 is a second embodiment of a frame for HVAC unit in a perspective view;



FIG. 10 is a front view thereof;



FIG. 11 is a rear view thereof;



FIG. 12 is a left side view thereof;



FIG. 13 is a right side view thereof;



FIG. 14 is a top view thereof; and,



FIG. 15 is a bottom view thereof.


In the drawings, the broken lines in FIG. 8 depict environmental subject matter and the other broken lines depict unclaimed portions of the design only and form no part of the claimed design.


Claims
  • The ornamental design for a frame for HVAC unit, as shown and described.
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