Patent ID: 9441855
Filing Date: 2016-09-13
CPC Classification: F24F

Claim Text:
1. A base of a heating, ventilation, air conditioning (HVAC) unit, comprising: a base plate; a supply air duct opening through the base plate; a return air duct opening through the base plate; at least one additional opening designated as one of another supply air opening through the base plate and another return air duct opening through the base plate; a seal disposed about and along a perimeter of the base plate on a top side of the base plate around the supply air duct opening and the return air duct opening; a seal disposed on the top side of the base plate about the supply air duct opening; a seal disposed on the top side of the base plate about the return air duct opening; a seal disposed on the top side of the base plate about the at least one additional opening; and a supply side/return side seal on the top side of the base plate disposed between the supply air duct opening and the return air duct opening, wherein the base plate is configured to be adaptable to multiple footprints for an HVAC unit due to the arrangement of the supply air duct opening, the return air duct opening, the at least one additional opening, and the seals, the HVAC unit is a rooftop unit, the top side of the base plate includes an attachment portion for the rooftop unit along the perimeter of the base plate, and the seal disposed about and along the perimeter of the base plate is configured to seal between the attachment portion and the rooftop unit.