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Lockfast Duct Connector LLC

T.j.d. Industries, Ltd.

Thomas M Howard

Timothy E Walsh

A connector for joining two pieces of sheet metal together end-to-end. A second wall and a first wall define a first channel therebetween, into which a ledge extends, and which lockingly receives one piece of sheet metal, by virtue of at least one reverse button lock on a raw free end of the one piece of sheet metal snapingly engaging against the ledge. A third wall terminates in a free edge that is folded onto itself, and together with the first wall, defines a second channel therebetween that lockingly receives the other piece of sheet metal, by virtue of at least one reverse button lock on a raw free end of the other piece of sheet metal snapingly engaging against the folded free edge of the third wall.

Connector for joining two lengths of sheet metal ducting together end-to-end and the two pieces of sheet metal

A hand-held tool for guiding an integral piece of sheet metal into a pair of sheet metal connectors positioned end-to-end and oriented at an angle relative to each other so as to form a corner. Each sheet metal connector has a pair of spaced-apart walls that define a channel therebetween for receiving the integral piece of sheet metal, and a flange that extends outwardly from one wall thereof. The tool includes a handle and a blade that extends axially from the handle. The blade is shaped for inserting into the channel of each of the pair of sheet metal connectors simultaneously, at the corner, and defining with the other wall of each of the pair of sheet metal connectors a converging pathway for guiding the integral piece of sheet metal into the channel of each of the pair of sheet metal connectors simultaneously, at the corner.

Hand-held tool for guiding an integral piece of sheet metal into a pair of sheet metal connectors positioned end-to-end and oriented at an angle relative to each other

A slip lock connector assembly for joining end-to-end first and second flat-sided ducts made of sheet metal, has a framelike structure defined by a plurality of similar connecting members arranged in coplanar array. Each connecting member is made of pliable sheet metal bent, rolled, and molded to proper form. Each member has a flat main wall with first and second walls at opposite sides defining first and second channels. Both channels are filled with sealant material. The flat end of a side of the first duct in slipped into the first channel and secured by auxilary fastening elements, whereby the sealant in the first channel seals the connector to the flat end of the first duct. The flat end of a side of the second duct is slipped into the second channel and sealed by the sealant therein. In addition the wall of the second channel is formed with a rolled ledge which engages with lock projections on a side of the second duct to secure the second duct to the second channel. The second channel may have a laterally extending flange to stiffen the structure of the connecting member.

Slip lock connector assembly for joining sheet metal ducts

A heat exchanger comprises an outer chamber having an inlet and outlet for passing a flow of air through the outer chamber. An inner chamber is disposed within the outer chamber and has a second inlet and a second outlet for passing a flow of gas through the inner chamber. Heat exchange tubes are arranged in the inner chamber whereby the flow of gas contacts the outer surface of the tubes. A baffle device is disposed between the inner and outer chamber for directing the flow of air from the inlet, through a first section having heat exchange tubes, into the outer chamber and back into a second section having heat exchange tubes, so that air passes through the heat exchange tubes in the first and second sections.

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Lindenhurst, NY, United States of America

Thomas M Howard