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Flex duct connection system

US10422458B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Owens Corning Intellectual Capital, LLC · US

Inventors

Mark H. Smith · Newark, US
Neil Robert Hettler · Granville, US
Katrina Keeley · Westerville, US
Weigang Qi · Westerville, US
David H. Wolf · Newark, US
Clarke Berdan, II · Granville, US
Frank S. Tyler · Ashford, GB
James W. Rinne · Granville, US

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 14, 2016
Grant date	Sep 24, 2019
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 18, 2038

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF24F13/0218
WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An exemplary duct system includes a rigid duct member, a first duct connector connected to the rigid duct member, a first sealing member disposed between the rigid duct member and the first duct connector, a flexible duct, a second duct connector connected to the flexible duct, and a second sealing member disposed between the first duct connector and the second duct connector. The first duct connector is assembled to the second duct connector to compress the second sealing member and form a seal between the first duct connector and the second duct connector and thereby form a seal between the rigid duct member and the flexible duct.

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