Drain pan removable without the use of tools

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10132553-B2
Application number	US-201615202361-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 5, 2016
Priority date	Jul 5, 2016
Publication date	Nov 20, 2018
Grant date	Nov 20, 2018

Abstract

A drainage system comprising a first bracket having a horizontal structure and one or more vertical structures, a second bracket having a horizontal structure and one or more vertical structures and a drain pan having a plurality of locking mechanisms, each configured to interlock with one of the vertical structures of the first bracket or the second bracket.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A drainage system comprising:
a first bracket having a horizontal structure and one or more vertical structures;
a second bracket having a horizontal structure and one or more vertical structures; and
a drain pan having a plurality of locking mechanisms, each configured to interlock with one of the vertical structures of the first bracket or the second bracket, wherein one or more of the locking mechanisms comprise a first rectangular notch of the drain pan configured to interlock with one or more rectangular notches of the first bracket, wherein a second of the locking mechanisms comprise a second rectangular notch of the drain pan configured to interlock with one or more rectangular notches of the second bracket, and wherein the rectangular notches of the first bracket and the rectangular notches of the second bracket are configured to create an incline in a bottom surface of the drain pan.

2. The drainage system of claim 1 wherein the horizontal structure of the first bracket comprises a flat surface having a plurality of mounting holes.

3. The drainage system of claim 2 further comprising:
a support structure; and
a plurality of mechanical connectors coupling the support structure to the horizontal structure of the first bracket through the plurality of mounting holes.

4. The drainage system of claim 1 wherein the one or more vertical structures of the first bracket each comprise a complementary locking mechanism corresponding to one of the locking mechanisms of the drain pan.

5. The drainage system of claim 1 wherein the one or more rectangular notches of the first bracket comprise:
a first rectangular notch on a first side of one of the vertical structures of the first bracket; and
a second rectangular notch on a second side of the one of the vertical structures of the first bracket.

6. The drainage system of claim 1 wherein the drain pan is configured to have the incline along the bottom surface after installation to create a gravity feed for captured condensate towards a drain.

7. A drainage system comprising:
a first bracket having a horizontal structure and one or more vertical structures, each having a first locking mechanism;
a second bracket having a horizontal structure and one or more vertical structures, each having a second locking mechanism; and
a drain pan having a plurality of third locking mechanisms, each configured to interlock with one of the first locking mechanisms of the vertical structures of the first bracket or with one or more of the second locking mechanisms of the vertical structures of the second bracket, wherein one or more of the third locking mechanisms comprise a first rectangular notch of the drain pan, and wherein one or more of the first locking mechanisms comprise:
a first rectangular notch on a first side of one of the vertical structures of the first bracket; and
a second rectangular notch on a second side of the vertical structure of the first bracket;
wherein a second of the one or more first locking mechanisms comprise a second rectangular notch of the drain pan configured to interlock with one or more rectangular notches of one of the second locking mechanisms of the second bracket, and wherein the rectangular notches of the first bracket and the rectangular notches of the second bracket are configured to create an incline in a bottom surface of the drain pan.

8. The drainage system of claim 7 wherein the horizontal structure of the first bracket comprises a flat surface having a plurality of mounting holes.

9. The drainage system of claim 8 further comprising:
a support structure; and
a plurality of mechanical connectors coupling the support structure to the horizontal structure of the first bracket through the plurality of mounting holes.

10. The drainage system of claim 7 wherein one or more of the first locking mechanisms of the one or more vertical structures of the first bracket comprises a complementary slot locking mechanism corresponding to one of the third locking mechanisms of the drain pan.

11. The drainage system of claim 7 wherein one or more of the second locking mechanisms comprise a first rectangular notch.

12. The drainage system of claim 7 wherein the drain pan is configured to have the incline along the bottom surface after installation to create a gravity feed for captured condensate towards a drain.

Assignees

• Johnson Controls Tech Co

Inventors

• Booz Neil D
• Latham Angus B
• Brooks Beau G

Classifications

• F16N31/006

  Drip trays · CPC title

• F24F13/222

  for evacuating condensate · CPC title

• F25D21/14 Primary

  Collecting or removing condensed and defrost water; Drip trays · CPC title

• F16N31/002

  Drain pans · CPC title

• F25D2321/144

  characterised by the construction of drip water collection pans · CPC title