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HVAC wall mountable connector with memory

  • US 9,897,339 B2
  • Filed: 02/12/2016
  • Issued: 02/20/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/12/2016
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A wall mountable connector configured to permit a user to remove a first thermostat from the wall mountable connector and install a new, different, thermostat on the wall mountable connector without having to disconnect and connect any field wires that are operably coupled to the wall mountable connector, the wall mountable connector comprising:

  • a housing that is configured to be mounted to a wall, the housing configured to provide a standardized mechanical connection between the wall mountable connector and each thermostat in a line of compatible thermostats;

    a field wiring connection block configured to provide an electrical connection between the wall mountable connector and a plurality of field wires of an HVAC system;

    a thermostat connection block configured to provide a standardized electrical connection between the wall mountable connector and each thermostat in the line of compatible thermostats; and

    a memory configured to store data communicated by a first thermostat from the line of compatible thermostats, and to communicate the stored data directly from the wall mountable connector to a subsequently installed second thermostat from the line of compatible thermostats.

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