Patent ID: 8876078

Claim:
A frame device for positioning between a furnace and an evaporator coil, the device comprising: a frame having a perimeter wall defining a channel extending from a bottom of said frame to a top of said frame; a lower flange coupled to said frame, said lower flange extending inwardly into said channel from an interior face of said perimeter wall wherein said lower flange is configured for supporting said frame on the furnace; an upper flange coupled to said frame, said upper flange extending inwardly into said channel from said interior face of said perimeter wall wherein said upper flange is configured to support the evaporator coil on said upper flange, said upper flange being offset from a top edge of said perimeter wall; an aperture positioned in said perimeter wall such that said aperture is configured to receive an optical inspection device therethrough wherein the optical inspection device provides an image of the evaporator coil without removing the evaporator coil from said frame; and a plug, said plug being insertable into said aperture wherein said plug engages said perimeter wall and closes said aperture.