Patent ID: 11965670
Assignee: nan
Field: Thermal processes and apparatus (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F  E | IPC E  F

Claim 12:
13. A protective covering device comprising:
a tube being sized complementarily to an outdoor article, wherein the tube is configured for positioning around the outdoor article, such that a bottom of the tube is substantially coplanar with a lower end of the outdoor article, wherein the tube is configured for protecting substantially all side surfaces of the outdoor article, the tube being sized complementarily to an outdoor element of an air conditioning system, to an exterior element of a heat pump system, or to an outdoor evaporative cooler, the tube comprising:
an annular base, the annular base being rectangular,
a plurality of pipes selectively engageable to the annular base, such that the pipes extend substantially perpendicularly from the annular base, the plurality of pipes comprising four pipes positioned singly proximate to corners of the annular base, the pipes having a rectangular cross-sectional profile,
a plurality of tenons, each tenon being engaged to a lower terminus of a respective pipe,
a plurality of mortices positioned in the annular base, the mortices being complementary to the tenons, such that each mortice is positioned for insertion of a tenon engaged to a respective pipe for engaging the respective pipe to the annular base,
a plurality of panels, each panel being selectively engageable to a respective pair of adjacently positioned pipes, such that the panel extends between the respective pair of adjacently positioned pipes, each panel comprising:
a frame defining a field, and
a screen, mesh, or grate engaged to the frame and extending across the field, and

a plurality of slats engaged to the pipes defining a plurality of channels, such that two channels are positioned on each pipe with the channels extending from proximate to the lower terminus to proximate to an upper terminus of the pipe, and such that respective channels positioned on adjacently positioned pipes are positioned for insertion of a frame of a respective panel for engaging the respective panel to the adjacently positioned pipes;

a plurality of apertures positioned in the tube, wherein the apertures are configured for flowing of air into and out of the tube;
a lid selectively engageable to a top of the tube, wherein the lid is configured for protecting an upper surface of the outdoor article;
a plurality of recesses extending into a lower face of the lid proximate to a perimeter of the lid; and
a plurality of rods, each rod being selectively insertable into a respective recess and a respective pipe, such that the lid is engaged to the plurality of pipes and such that the lid is selectively positionable relative to the upper surface of the outdoor article.