Patent ID: 7730681
Filing Date: 2010-06-08
Classification: E04F,F24F

Abstract:
1. A flashing panel mount for routing a plurality of refrigerant lines of an air conditioning unit located about an exterior of a building through a hole in a side wall of the building wherein the hole is formed above grade, the plurality of refrigerant lines defining an outer periphery, the panel mount comprising: a hood member attachable to the side wall of the building, the hood member having a hood member aperture sized and configured to accommodate the plurality of refrigerant lines and aligned to the side wall hole so as to permit extension of the refrigerant lines from within the building through the building side wall above grade to the air conditioning unit located about the building exterior; and a cover attached to the hood member and is disposed under the hood member, the cover having an aperture, the cover aperture defining an inner periphery smaller than the outer periphery of the plurality of refrigerant lines, the cover being fabricated from elastic material such that the inner periphery of the cover aperture enlarges and conforms to the outer periphery of the plurality of refrigerant lines when the plurality of refrigerant lines are inserted through the cover aperture to generally seal the cover aperture against the outer periphery of the plurality of refrigerant lines and prevent entrance of undesirable material from the building exterior to a building interior through the hole of the building wall; wherein the cover and the hood member are sized and configured to route the plurality of refrigerant lines through the flashing panel mount in a generally downward direction to the ground.