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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 08, 2000
Filed:
Aug. 26, 1998
Eduardo Bascaran, Nuevo Leon, MX;
Victoriano Zamora, Nuevo Leon, MX;
Nestor Hernandez, Mirador Residencial Monterrey, MX;
Jose Oliva, Nuevo Leon, MX;
David Hernandez, Nuevo Leon, MX;
Carrier Corporation, Syracuae, NY (US);
Abstract
A front grille for a room air conditioning unit includes a planar front section, which includes an air inlet opening, an air outlet opening, and an opening configured to receive the unit's control panel when mounted on an air conditioning unit. The front section has a top wall, bottom wall, and left and right-hand side walls, each of which extend rearwardly of the front section and cooperate with one another to define a skirt element integrally formed with and extending rearwardly from the planar front section. An elongated recess is formed in the planar front section. One or more inserts, each of which is configured to be received in the recess in the front section, are provided. Each of the inserts has a distinguishing ornamental configuration thereon, which is different from the distinguishing ornamental configuration of the other inserts. Means are provided in the elongated recess and on each of the inserts for cooperating with one another to retain each of the inserts in the recess.