Assembly, kit and method for securing a covering to an air intake face

摘要

A fastening system for applying, over an opening and surrounding fascia of a structure, a covering material including either of a flexible or rigid outer reinforced extending perimeter within which is configured a plurality of receiving apertures. At least one elongated rail adapted to being secured to the fascia in extending fashion proximate the opening, each of the rails exhibiting a three dimensional cross sectional shape with a forwardly projecting support surface within which is configured an outwardly facing narrowed slot. A plurality of fasteners each include a planar shaped base installable through an accessible end location of each of the rails so as to be traversable along an interior channel defined in the rail. A further rotatable portion of each fastener projects from the insertable base through the outwardly facing slot and in order to be rotated from a first position aligning with and seating over perimeter defined receiving apertures of the covering material to a second position in order to affix the material.

主权项

1. An assembly for covering an air intake opening of a piece of HVAC equipment, the HVAC equipment having a perimeter extending face surrounding the intake opening, said assembly comprising:
a plurality of elongated supports arranged in extending fashion around the intake opening, each of said supports having a base surface adapted to being removably secured along the perimeter extending face, each of said supports exhibiting a modified “U” shaped cross sectional shape with a forwardly projecting support surface within which is configured a slot; a plurality of fasteners installable through an accessible end location of each support such that a base of each fastener is retained within and traversable along an interior channel defined in said support, a projecting portion of each fastener extending from said base and through said slot; a plurality of inserts, each exhibiting opposite extending engaging portions which are rectangular in cross section and are dimensioned approximate to an open interior of said elongated supports so that said inserts resistively seat within opposing arrayed interiors of said elongated supports in order to create a compression fit engagement between end locations of opposing extending supports to define a closed perimeter, said inserts being removable upon dismounting of said elongated supports from the perimeter extending face; said inserts further including each of corner connectors and intermediate connectors, said intermediate connectors each having a perimeter extending central support from which project said opposite engaging portions in order to establish a seamless appearance with said elongated supports; and a filter having a plurality of perimeter defined apertures receiving said projecting portions of said traversable fasteners in order to removably affix said filter against said forwardly projecting support surfaces of said perimeter extending supports and to extend over the intake opening.