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Dryer transition duct

CA 2016304 C · Owner: Kretchman, Gerald Lester · Inventors: Kretchman, Gerald Lester

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A transition duct assembly for a dryer air handling system, connecting a lint duct assembly to a blower housing includes two duct pieces assembled together with locking tabs and a tongue and groove arrangement at the longitudinal seams of the two duct pieces, a sealing ring and spring clip at the transition duct assembly/blower housing interface and a simple one screw attachment arrangement at the transition duct assembly/lint duct assembly interface. The transition duct assembly provides an air sealed assembly which is accessible to assemble and disassemble from behind the front panels of the appliance, prevents sound and vibration transmission through the transition duct assembly and …

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  • Filed May 8, 1990 and granted June 15, 1999. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended May 8, 2010.
  • A certificate of supplementary protection adds at most two years for a drug, so even that would have ended by May 8, 2012.
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FiledMay 8, 1990
GrantedJune 15, 1999
Term endedMay 8, 2010
Patent numberCA 2016304 C
Classification (IPC)F16B13/00 +2 more

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1991199319951997199920012003200520072009Application filedMay 8, 1990Patent grantedJune 15, 1999Term endedMay 8, 2010

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