Invention Grant
- Patent Title: System and method for mounting undercabinet ventilation hood
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Application No.: US16262473Application Date: 2019-01-30
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Publication No.: US10782031B2Publication Date: 2020-09-22
- Inventor: Zachary J. Bruin-Slot , Andrew James Grose
- Applicant: Whirlpool Corporation
- Applicant Address: US MI Benton Harbor
- Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
- Current Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Benton Harbor
- Agency: Diederiks & Whitelaw, PLC.
- Main IPC: F24C15/20
- IPC: F24C15/20 ; F24F13/02 ; A47B77/08 ; B23P19/10

Abstract:
A ventilation hood is mounted to an underside of a cabinet, including a bottom panel and a lower support frame positioned above a cooking appliance, by first and second brackets secured below the cabinet at spaced positions aligned with outermost edge portions of the lower support frame and at least one fastener assembly secured to a front portion of the ventilation hood. Multiple embodiments are disclosed for the at least one fastener assembly, including tabs bent from a housing of the ventilation hood, feet threadably attached to the hood, mounting blocks including snap connectors, threaded fasteners, and pinned bolts.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190162422A1 System and Method for Mounting Undercabinet Ventilation Hood Public/Granted day:2019-05-30
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