Condensate drain pan
First Claim
1. A condensate drain pan comprising a compound-sloped floor surface having spaced apart pairs of opposite edges, at least one high point adjacent one edge of one of said pairs of opposite edges, at least one low point adjacent the other edge of said one of said pairs of opposite edges, a plurality of intersecting sloped faces between said one edge and said other edge of said one pair of opposite edges, and a drain opening proximal to the low point of at least one of said sloped faces.
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Abstract
A condensate drain pan comprises a compound-sloped floor surface having intersecting sloped faces which slope from a high point to a low point. The intersecting sloped faces form creases therebetween to facilitate condensate elimination, and the floor surface includes condensate directing embossments which further facilitate condensate elimination. The condensate drains to a drain opening at the low point.
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- 1. A condensate drain pan comprising a compound-sloped floor surface having spaced apart pairs of opposite edges, at least one high point adjacent one edge of one of said pairs of opposite edges, at least one low point adjacent the other edge of said one of said pairs of opposite edges, a plurality of intersecting sloped faces between said one edge and said other edge of said one pair of opposite edges, and a drain opening proximal to the low point of at least one of said sloped faces.
- 16. A method of manufacturing a condensate drain pan comprising the steps of shaping a sheet of pan material to form a floor surface having pairs of opposite edges and a plurality of faces sloping downwardly from one edge of said one pair of said pairs of opposite edges and intersecting along creases therebetween, and forming a drain opening at the other edge of said one pair of opposite edges.
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