Patent ID: 8887392

Claim:
Apparatus for connecting a drain pan overflow sensor to the evaporator assembly of a ductless mini-split HVAC system, the evaporator assembly including a drain pan disposed below a plurality of generally vertically-oriented fins and generally horizontally-oriented evaporator coil tubes, the apparatus comprising: at least one elongated carrier having an upper end and a lower end and being configured to rigidly hold the overflow sensor proximate to said lower end, said carrier being configured to position the overflow sensor proximate to the drain pan; and at least one connector adjustably engageable with said carrier above the overflow sensor, said connector including at least one engagement arm extending laterally outwardly relative to said carrier, said engagement arm configured to engage at least one among at least one fin and at least one evaporator coil tube of the evaporator assembly to secure the position of said connector relative to the evaporator assembly, said connector being configured so that after said engagement arm is engaged with at least one fin or evaporator coil tube, the position of said carrier is adjustable relative to said connector and the evaporator assembly, adjusting the position of the overflow sensor relative to the drain pan.