HVAC controller with removable instruction card
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1. A thermostat, comprising:
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an instruction card receiving slot formed by the housing; and
an instruction card, at least part of the instruction card sized to slide in and out of the instruction card receiving slot.
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Abstract
HVAC controllers can include at least some written instructions on, in or near the HVAC controller. In some instances, an HVAC controller can include a wall plate, a controller module that is releasably securable to the wall plate, and an instruction card slot that is disposed between the wall plate and the controller module. In some instances, a removable, slide-out instruction card may be disposed within the instruction card slot.
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1. A thermostat, comprising:
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a housing;
an instruction card receiving slot formed by the housing; and
an instruction card, at least part of the instruction card sized to slide in and out of the instruction card receiving slot. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An HVAC controller, comprising:
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a wall plate; and
a controller module adapted to be releasably securable to the wall plate, the controller module forming at least part of an instruction card receiving slot for receiving an instruction card. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
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12. An HVAC controller, comprising:
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a wall plate;
a controller module releasably securable to the wall plate; and
an instruction card slot disposed between the wall plate and the controller module. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A programmable thermostat, comprising:
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a wall plate;
a thermostat module releasably secured to the wall plate, the thermostat module comprising an LCD display;
an instruction card slot disposed between the wall plate and the thermostat module;
a removable, slide-out instruction card disposed within the instruction card slot; and
wherein the instruction card slot is adapted to releasably secure the removable, slide-out instruction card when the thermostat module is not attached to the wall plate. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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