Patent ID: 6902373
Filing Date: 2005-06-07
Classification: F04D

Abstract:
1. An exhaust adapter for use with a draft inducer operable to expel exhaust gases from a furnace through a circular exhaust pipe, the draft inducer having a blower housing including a rectangular blower outlet, the exhaust adapter comprising: a first section formed from stamped metal defining a first half of an attachment flange, a first half of a circular exhaust outlet, and a first half of a transition section extending between the attachment flange and the circular exhaust outlet; a second section formed from stamped metal and configured to mate with the first section, the second section defining a second half of the attachment flange, a second half of the circular exhaust outlet and second half of a transition section extending between the attachment flange and the circular exhaust outlet; wherein the first section and the second section are formed separate from the blower housing and are attachable to each other along a first seam and a second seam to define the exhaust adapter, the attachment flange of the exhaust adapter being removably attachable to the rectangular blower outlet of the blower housing.