Patent ID: 6076370
Filing Date: 2000-06-20
Classification: F24F

Abstract:
The combination of a filter and an indoor grille of an air conditioner configured to receive the filter, the grille having a planar front section in spaced relation with the evaporator coil of the air conditioner, the planar front section having a horizontally extending slot adjacent the top or bottom thereof, wherein the improvement comprises:said filter having a rectangular filter frame having a leading edge and a trailing edge, and laterally spaced edges interconnecting said leading and trailing edges;said trailing edge including an elongated wall section of substantially the same dimension as said horizontal slot, said trailing edge further including at least one deformable latching conformation formed thereon; andlatch engaging structure formed on said planar front section adjacent to said slot, said latch engaging structure being adapted to be latchingly engaged by said deformable latch structure of said trailing edge when said rectangular filter frame is fully inserted into said slot.