HVAC support and mounting system

Abstract

A system for mounting and supporting an HVAC system on a curb in which a collar is provided and fitted on the curb, and the collar provides risers which connect to the supply and return lines of the system. The HVAC unit is fitted on the collar and engages the supply and return risers in air tight relation. The system further accumulates moisture and water on, or in proximity to, the system and directs it to a remote location.

1 . An HVAC mounting and support system for installation of an HVAC unit on a curb, wherein said system includes a supply line for providing air to be conditioned to said system, and a return line for directing conditioned air to an area to be conditioned; the system comprising, in addition to the curb;
 a collar, said collar being mounted on said curb, said collar having upstanding risers thereon, said risers being aligned and engaged with the supply and return lines in said curb;   said collar adapted to receive and support said HVAC unit.   
   
   
       2 . The HVAC mounting and support system of  claim 1  having a drainage system in said collar, said drainage system adapted to receive condensation from the HVAC unit and direct such condensation to a location remote from said system. 
   
   
       3 . The HVAC mounting and support system of  claim 1 , wherein said drainage system is configured to capture environmentally generated moisture and guide such moisture away from said HVAC unit. 
   
   
       4 . The HVAC mounting and support system of  claim 1 , wherein said HVAC unit being provided with a bottom plate, openings in said bottom plate being provided for supply and return air;
 said openings in said HVAC unit and said risers in said collar being aligned and sealed with one another when said HVAC unit is in place.   
   
   
       5 . The HVAC mounting and support system of  claim 1 , said collar having a lower section, an intermediate section and an upper section;
 said lower section being sized so as to encompass said curb; and said upper section being sized to receive said HVAC unit.   
   
   
       6 . The HVAC mounting and support system of  claim 5 , wherein a space is provided between the perimeter of said HVAC system and the perimeter of said collar, said space adapted to receive environmentally created moisture. 
   
   
       7 . The HVAC mounting and support system of  claim 3 , wherein said drainage system includes a drainage pan, said drainage pan having an opening at the base thereof, a tube connected to said drainage pan about said hole wherein condensation accumulated in said drainage pan is directed away from said mounting and support system. 
   
   
       8 . The HVAC mounting and support system of  claim 4 , wherein a gasket is provided to seal said risers in said collar with said HVAC unit. 
   
   
       9 . The HVAC mounting and support system of  claim 8 , wherein said risers terminate in flanges, said flanges facing inward and parallel to said bottom plate, and said gasket circumscribes the edges of said risers and said bottom plate. 
   
   
       10 . The HVAC mounting and support system of  claim 2 , wherein said drainage system is configured to capture environmentally generated moisture and guide such moisture away from said HVAC unit.