Cover for a Wall-Mounted Packaged Terminal Air Conditioning (PTAC) Unit
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1. A cover for a Packaged Terminal Air Conditioning (PTAC) unit, comprising:
- a plurality of panels configured when in an installed state to conceal a PTAC unit and to be flush against a wall, the panels including a first panel with air passages, the first panel configured when in the installed state to be parallel and proximate to a portion of the PTAC unit having air discharge passages, and a second panel with at least one air passage configured when in the installed state to enable air to flow to air intake passages of the PTAC unit; and
at least one gasket, mounted to an interior portion of at least one panel, configured to contact the PTAC unit and to inhibit air from flowing from the air discharge passage of the PTAC unit through a volume between the PTAC unit and the cover to the air intake passage of the PTAC unit when the cover is in the installed state.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention provide a cover for a Packaged Terminal Air Conditioning (PTAC) unit. Embodiments of the cover include a gasket on an interior portion of the cover sealing against a portion of the PTAC unit to prevent air recirculation. Other embodiments of the cover include a screen configured to capture large debris. Other embodiments of the cover include solid wood panels with stain and lacquer on both sides of the panels.
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20 Claims
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1. A cover for a Packaged Terminal Air Conditioning (PTAC) unit, comprising:
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a plurality of panels configured when in an installed state to conceal a PTAC unit and to be flush against a wall, the panels including a first panel with air passages, the first panel configured when in the installed state to be parallel and proximate to a portion of the PTAC unit having air discharge passages, and a second panel with at least one air passage configured when in the installed state to enable air to flow to air intake passages of the PTAC unit; and at least one gasket, mounted to an interior portion of at least one panel, configured to contact the PTAC unit and to inhibit air from flowing from the air discharge passage of the PTAC unit through a volume between the PTAC unit and the cover to the air intake passage of the PTAC unit when the cover is in the installed state. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of covering a Packaged Terminal Air Conditioning (PTAC) unit, comprising:
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enclosing a volume around a PTAC unit; providing a first air passage through a boundary of the volume through which an air flow path from a room to air intake passages on the PTAC unit passes; providing a second air passage, proximate and parallel to air discharge passages on the PTAC unit, through a boundary of the volume through which an air flow path from air discharge passages on the PTAC unit to the room passes; and isolating a first portion of the volume, in fluid communication with the air intake passages on the PTAC unit, from a second portion of the volume, in fluid communication with the air discharge passages on the PTAC unit. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A cover for a Packaged Terminal Air Conditioning (PTAC) unit, comprising:
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a plurality of panels including a first panel with at least one air passage and a second panel with at least one air passage; and a gasket mounted to interior portions of the panels; the plurality of panels configured so that when in an installed configuration the cover is flush against a wall and conceals a PTAC unit, the at least one air passage of the first panel configured to be parallel and proximate to a portion of the PTAC unit with air discharge passages, the at least one air passage of the second panel configured to allow air to flow to air intake passages of the PTAC unit; and
the gasket configured to form a seal between the plurality of panels and the PTAC unit, inhibiting air flow between the air intake passages and air discharge passages of the PTAC unit.
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