Air conditioning line flashing panel
First Claim
1. A flashing panel mount for routing a plurality of refrigerant lines of an air conditioning unit located about an exterior of a building through a hole in a side wall of the building wherein the hole is formed above grade, the plurality of refrigerant lines defining an outer periphery, the panel mount comprising:
- a hood member attachable to the side wall of the building, the hood member having a hood member aperture sized and configured to accommodate the plurality of refrigerant lines and aligned to the side wall hole so as to extend the refrigerant lines from within the building through the building side wall above grade to the air conditioning unit located about the building exterior;
a cover attached to the hood member and having an aperture, the cover aperture defining a through hole axis which is positioned generally parallel to the side wall and in a generally vertical direction with respect to the ground such that the plurality of refrigerant lines routed through the flashing panel mount are directed generally downward to the ground, the cover aperture defining an inner periphery smaller than the outer periphery of the plurality of refrigerant lines, the cover being fabricated from elastic material such that the inner periphery of the cover aperture enlarges to and closes upon the outer periphery of the plurality of refrigerant lines when the plurality of refrigerant lines are inserted through the cover aperture to generally seal the cover aperture against the outer periphery of the plurality of refrigerant lines and prevent entrance of undesirable material from the building exterior to a building interior through the hole of the building wall.
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Abstract
A flashing panel mount for a plurality of air-conditioning lines of an air-conditioning unit located about an exterior of a building is provided. The plurality of air-conditioning lines defines an outer periphery. The panel mount may comprise a hood member and a cover. The hood member may be attachable to the building and may have a hood member aperture sized and configured to accommodate at least two of the plurality of air-conditioning lines so as to extend the air-conditioning lines from within the building to the air-conditioning unit located about the building exterior. The cover may be attached to the hood member aperture and may be sized and configured to accommodate the air-conditioning lines therethrough. The cover may be conformable to the outer periphery of the air-conditioning lines once the air conditioning lines are fed through the hood member aperture to prevent entrance of undesirable material from a building outside to a building inside.
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Citations
22 Claims
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1. A flashing panel mount for routing a plurality of refrigerant lines of an air conditioning unit located about an exterior of a building through a hole in a side wall of the building wherein the hole is formed above grade, the plurality of refrigerant lines defining an outer periphery, the panel mount comprising:
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a hood member attachable to the side wall of the building, the hood member having a hood member aperture sized and configured to accommodate the plurality of refrigerant lines and aligned to the side wall hole so as to extend the refrigerant lines from within the building through the building side wall above grade to the air conditioning unit located about the building exterior; a cover attached to the hood member and having an aperture, the cover aperture defining a through hole axis which is positioned generally parallel to the side wall and in a generally vertical direction with respect to the ground such that the plurality of refrigerant lines routed through the flashing panel mount are directed generally downward to the ground, the cover aperture defining an inner periphery smaller than the outer periphery of the plurality of refrigerant lines, the cover being fabricated from elastic material such that the inner periphery of the cover aperture enlarges to and closes upon the outer periphery of the plurality of refrigerant lines when the plurality of refrigerant lines are inserted through the cover aperture to generally seal the cover aperture against the outer periphery of the plurality of refrigerant lines and prevent entrance of undesirable material from the building exterior to a building interior through the hole of the building wall. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An air conditioned building comprising:
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an exterior side wall exposed to the environment, the side wall having a hole formed above grade, the wall defining an interior of the building and an exterior of the building; an air conditioning unit located about the exterior of the building; a plurality of refrigerant lines attached to the air conditioning unit, a length of the refrigerant lines being sufficiently long to route the plurality of refrigerant lines from the air conditioning unit through the hole in the side wall of the building, the plurality of refrigerant lines defining a non-circular shaped outer periphery; a flashing panel mount comprising; a hood member attached to the side wall of the building, the hood member having a hood member aperture, the plurality of refrigerant lines received into the hood member aperture; an elastic cover attached to the hood member and having an aperture, the cover aperture defining a through hole axis which is positioned generally parallel to the side wall and in a generally vertical direction such that the plurality of refrigerant lines routed through the flashing panel mount are directed downward to the ground, the cover aperture defining an inner periphery smaller than the outer periphery of the plurality of refrigerant lines, the plurality of refrigerant lines received into the cover aperture, the inner periphery of the cover aperture being stretch out and in conformance with at least a portion of the outer periphery of the plurality of refrigerant lines to generally seal the cover aperture against the outer periphery of the plurality of refrigerant lines and prevent entrance of undesirable material from the building exterior to the building interior through the hole of the side wall of the building. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of routing a plurality of refrigerant lines between an interior of a building and an exterior of the building, the method comprising the steps of:
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forming a hole above grade in a side wall of the building; aligning a through hole axis of an aperture of a cover generally parallel to a side wall of the building and in a generally vertical direction with respect to the ground; attaching the cover to the side wall of the building; inserting the plurality of refrigerant lines generally vertically into the cover aperture to orient the refrigerant lines in a generally downward direction to the ground; stretching out an inner periphery of the cover aperture to an outer periphery of the plurality of refrigerant lines; closing the inner periphery of the cover aperture upon at least a portion of the plurality of refrigerant lines to generally seal the cover aperture against the outer periphery of the plurality of refrigerant lines and prevent entrance of undesirable material from the building exterior through the hole of the sidewall of the building; attaching the plurality of refrigerant lines to an air conditioning unit located about the exterior of the building. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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21. An air conditioned building comprising:
- an exterior side wall exposed to the environment, the side wall having a hole formed above grade, the wall defining an interior of the building and an exterior of the building;
an air conditioning unit located about the exterior of the building;a plurality of refrigerant lines attached to the air conditioning unit, a length of the refrigerant lines being sufficiently long to route the plurality of refrigerant lines from the air conditioning unit through the hole in the side wall of the building, the plurality of refrigerant lines defining an outer periphery; a flashing panel mount comprising; a hood member attached to the side wall of the building, the hood member having a hood member aperture, the plurality of refrigerant lines received into the hood member aperture; a cover attached to the hood member and having an aperture, the cover aperture defining a through hole axis which is positioned generally parallel to the side wall and in a generally vertical direction such that the plurality of refrigerant lines routed through the flashing panel mount are directed downward to the ground, the cover aperture defining an inner periphery smaller than the outer periphery of the plurality of refrigerant lines, the inner periphery of the cover enlarged and closed upon at least a portion of the outer periphery of the plurality of refrigerant lines to generally seal the cover aperture against the outer periphery of the plurality of refrigerant lines and prevent entrance of undesirable material from the building exterior to the building interior through the hole of the side wall of the building. - View Dependent Claims (22)
- an exterior side wall exposed to the environment, the side wall having a hole formed above grade, the wall defining an interior of the building and an exterior of the building;
Specification