Carrier Corporation

William Bruce Sutherlin

Merle Dana Sears

Timothy J Perry

Jeremiah M Emerich

Peter R Bushnell

Larry D Burns

Frank J David

Ninev Karl Zia

Derek A Leman

Hall Virgil

Rex R Mills

Stephen Leon Pulley

Loren D Hoffman

Yu Wang

Duane V Douglas

A mounting structure () for receiving a sensor () having a sensing portion () and a base portion () includes a substantially flat sheet of material () having a first surface (), a second surface () opposite the first surface (), and an aperture (). The aperture () is configured such that the sensing portion () of the sensor () is passable through the aperture (), and the base portion () is not passable through the aperture (), but instead rests on the first surface (). The mounting structure () also includes a pair of tabs () that extend in a downward direction away from the second surface () of the sheet of material () and are configured to immobilize the sensor () within the aperture ().

Mounting structure for a sensor

A comfort system outdoor unit with a heat exchanger coil and a fan in its top opening has an orifice structure and an insert registerable with the orifice structure to streamline the inward flow of air that passes over a lower end of the orifice structure. The insert may be fastened directly to the orifice structure lower end, or it may be installed so as to extend substantially from an upper edge of the coil to the orifice structure lower end.

Streamlined orifice of outdoor unit

A mount for a disc-type switch having a body that is centered upon a mounting flange. The mount includes a substrate having a central opening that permits the switch and mounting flange to be inserted into the opening. The substrate has a depression formed therein on one side of the opening that complements the shape of the flange and has a size that will accept about one half of the flange therein when the switch is passed into the opening and the flange rotated. At this time the other half of the flange is brought into contact with the top surface of the substrate. A threaded fastener secures the flange to the substrate so that at least one half of the flange is supported by the substrate to resist the downwardly directed forces acting upon the switch and the other half of the flange is supported in the housing to resist upwardly directed forces upon the switch.

Mount for disc switch

A gas control assembly for a forced air furnace which includes a support frame having a top surface and two contiguous side walls which define an enclosure. A planar one piece burner assembly which has a plurality of burners and having two opposite side edges with one edge containing indexing means is positioning in a predetermined location within the enclosure of the support frame. A elongated gas manifold having a closed end and an open end which is configured to mate with the burner assembly to provide a source of combustible fuel to each of said burners is connected in fixed engagement to the support frame at its closed end through a hole in one side of said support frame and by a bracket at the open end which is attached to the other side of said support frame. The side walls of the support frame also contain slots which mate with edges of the burner assembly to provide for proper alignment of the burner assembly.

Gas control assembly

Door panel for a residential furnace

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Indianapolis, IN, United States of America

William Bruce Sutherlin