Patent ID: 7955167
Filing Date: 2011-06-07
Classification: B60H

Abstract:
1. An HVAC control head, comprising: a face plate having a flange and a skirt, wherein the skirt includes a plurality of openings and wherein the flange extends outwardly of the skirt to an outer contiguous edge; a housing having a plurality of resilient tabs configured to interlock with the plurality of openings in the skirt, and first and second clips positioned at opposite ends of the housing, the first clip extending outwardly at an angle from a rearward end coupled to the housing to a forward, free end such that the free end of the first clip is spaced outwardly from the housing and juxtaposed near the outer edge of the flange when the resilient tabs are interlocked with the openings in the skirt; a plurality of controls disposed in the HVAC control head such that a portion of each control projects through the face plate; and a plurality of knobs each disposed on the portion of the control that projects through the face plate.