Patent ID: 6182613
Filing Date: 2001-02-06
Classification: F24H

Abstract:
An enclosure for protectively enclosing a water heater positioned adjacent a wall, said enclosure comprising:a top panel having a pair of opposing side rails, each side rail having an inverted U-shaped mounting channel with a shoulder having an end flange transversely extending therefrom;a pair of opposing side panels, each having an upper edge at an upper end seated in the corresponding inverted U-shaped mounting channel of said pair of side rails, and at least one upper-joint tab at the upper end extending adjacent the corresponding end flange of the pair of side rails and establishing a securing relation therewith;a front brace having a pair of opposing ends connected to lower front corners of said pair of opposing side panels by joint securing means, wherein said front brace, a front end of said top panel, and forward ends of said pair of opposing side panels, together define an access perimeter surrounding an access opening into said enclosure; andan access panel having means for detachably securing said access panel to the access perimeter to thereby close the access opening.