Insert for HVAC Systems

Abstract

Disclosed herein is an insert for aligning a register with a boot of an HVAC system through a cavity in an intermediate construction surface, the insert comprising: an upper portion; a lower portion having a flange, the lower portion engaging with the register; and a central cavity, wherein the upper portion of the insert protrudes through the cavity in the intermediate construction surface and engages with the boot; the flange is flush with a finished surface of the intermediate construction surface, and the register covers the central cavity of the insert.

1 . An insert for aligning a register with a boot of an HVAC system through a cavity in an intermediate construction surface, the insert comprising:
 a) an upper portion;   b) a lower portion having a flange, the lower portion engaging with the register; and   c) a central cavity,   
       wherein the upper portion of the insert protrudes through the cavity in the intermediate construction surface and engages with the boot; the flange is flush with a finished surface of the intermediate construction surface, and the register covers the central cavity of the insert. 
     
     
         2 . The insert of  claim 1 , wherein the upper portion attaches to an inner surface of the boot. 
     
     
         3 . The insert of  claim 1 , wherein the upper portion attaches to an outer surface of the boot. 
     
     
         4 . The insert of  claim 1 , wherein the upper portion of the insert comprises one or more panels. 
     
     
         5 . The insert of  claim 1 , wherein the register is detachably attached to the lower portion of the insert. 
     
     
         6 . The insert of  claim 1 , wherein the lower portion comprises a receiving portion for receiving the register. 
     
     
         7 . The insert of  claim 1 , wherein the register comprises one or more tabs, and the lower portion of the insert comprises one or more receiving slots for receiving the one or more tabs of the register. 
     
     
         8 . The insert of  claim 1 , wherein the register attaches to the insert via a plurality of clip-on tabs. 
     
     
         9 . The insert of  claim 1 , wherein the register is hingedly attached to the insert. 
     
     
         10 . The insert of  claim 1 , wherein the boot is directly adjacent an unfinished surface of the intermediate construction surface. 
     
     
         11 . The insert of  claim 1 , wherein a gap is between the boot and an unfinished surface of the intermediate construction surface. 
     
     
         12 . The insert of  claim 11 , wherein the top portion includes a telescoping member. 
     
     
         13 . The insert of  claim 1 , wherein a trim plate is affixed between the intermediate construction surface and the insert, the trim plate having a cavity with a dimension equal to or greater than that of an end perimeter of the boot. 
     
     
         14 . A method of aligning a register to a boot of an HVAC system through a cavity in an intermediate construction surface, the method comprising the steps of:
 a) placing an insert between a finished surface of the intermediate construction surface and the register, the insert having an: upper portion; a lower portion having a flange; and a central cavity;   b) inserting the upper portion through the cavity in the intermediate construction surface;   c) placing the flange flush with the finished surface;   d) engaging the upper portion with the boot;   e) engaging the register with the lower portion of the insert; and   f) covering the central cavity of the insert with the register.   
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein the upper portion attaches to an inner surface of the boot. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein the upper portion of the insert comprises one or more panels. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein the register is detachably attached to the lower portion of the insert. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein a gap is between the boot and an unfinished surface of the intermediate construction surface. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 18 , wherein the top portion includes a telescoping member. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein a trim plate is affixed between the intermediate construction surface and the insert, the trim plate having a cavity with a dimension equal to or greater than that of an end perimeter of the boot.