Flush mount register assembly installation method

Abstract

A method of installing a flush mount register assembly into an opening of a surface, the method comprising the steps of: securing at least one mounting bracket to the surface; resting the flush mount register assembly on the at least one mounting bracket, the flush mount register assembly comprising a register, a substrate tray nested within the register via a plurality of struts, and having a continuous peripheral gap defined between the substrate tray and the register; and a damper box; and securing the register to the at least one mounting bracket.

1 . A flush mount register assembly comprising:
 at least one mounting bracket;   a register;   a damper box;   a substrate tray nested within the register via a plurality of struts; and   having a continuous peripheral gap defined between the substrate tray and the register;   a damper slidably mounted on the damper box for controlling air flow volume through the damper box into the continuous peripheral gap;   wherein the substrate tray receives a substrate;   wherein the register rests on the damper box; and   wherein the damper box is rests on the at least one mounting bracket.   
     
     
         2 . The flush mount register assembly of  claim 1 , wherein at least one mounting bracket comprises a first portion and a second portion orthogonal to the first portion. 
     
     
         3 . The flush mount register assembly of  claim 2 , wherein at least one of the first portion and the second portion comprises at least one aperture. 
     
     
         4 . The flush mount register assembly of  claim 3 , wherein the at least one aperture receives at least one fastener for securing the at least one mounting bracket to a surface. 
     
     
         5 . The flush mount register assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the register comprises a first pair of longitudinally extending sidewalls and a first pair of laterally extending sidewalls which are joined to form a rectangularly shaped structure with a register top opening and a register bottom opening, wherein the first pair of laterally extending sidewalls comprises two portions with a shoulder defined therebetween. 
     
     
         6 . The flush mount register assembly of  claim 5 , wherein the substrate tray comprises a second pair of longitudinally extending sidewalls and a second pair of laterally extending sidewalls which are joined to form a rectangularly shaped structure with a base and a substrate tray opening, and wherein the plurality of struts are secured the first pair of longitudinally extending sidewalls at one end and to the second pair of longitudinally extending sidewalls. 
     
     
         7 . The flush mount register assembly of  claim 6 , wherein the flooring substrate is contained within the second pair of longitudinally extending sidewalls and the second pair of laterally extending sidewalls. 
     
     
         8 . The flush mount register assembly of  claim 7 , wherein the damper box comprises a damper box top opening and damper box bottom opening with an apertured bottom wall. 
     
     
         9 . The flush mount register assembly of  claim 8 , wherein the damper comprises a plate with a first of plurality of apertures. 
     
     
         10 . The flush mount register assembly of  claim 9 , wherein the apertured bottom wall comprises a second plurality of apertures. 
     
     
         11 . The flush mount register assembly of  claim 10 , wherein the plate is slidable over the apertured bottom wall such that the first of plurality of apertures are at least aligned, partially aligned, or misaligned with the second plurality of apertures, thereby regulating the air flow volume into the damper box. 
     
     
         12 . The flush mount register assembly of  claim 6 , wherein the base of the substrate tray comprises an air deflector for directing air towards the continuous peripheral gap, thereby increasing the air flow volume through the continuous peripheral gap. 
     
     
         13 . The flush mount register assembly of  claim 11 , wherein the damper box and the substrate tray are coplanar, such that the flooring substrate is flush with a surrounding flooring. 
     
     
         14 . The flush mount register assembly of  claim 11 , further comprising an apertured grid is removably attached to the bottom opening such that a cavity is defined between the apertured grid and the damper box bottom opening. 
     
     
         15 . The flush mount register assembly of  claim 11 , wherein the damper comprises a finger projecting from a top surface of the damper, the finger extending through the continuous peripheral gap, whereby a force is applied to the finger to cause the damper to linearly slide relative to the apertured bottom wall of the damper box. 
     
     
         16 . A flush mount register assembly installation kit comprising:
 at least one mounting bracket;   a register comprising a substrate tray nested within the register, and having a continuous peripheral gap defined between the substrate tray and the register, and wherein the substrate tray receives a substrate;   a damper box comprising a top opening, a bottom opening and an apertured bottom wall adjacent to the bottom opening;   a damper slidably mounted on the damper box for controlling air flow volume through the damper box into the continuous peripheral gap; and   fasteners for securing the at least one mounting bracket to an installation surface.   
     
     
         17 . The flush mount register assembly installation kit of  claim 16 , further comprising an apertured grid removably attached to a bottom opening of the damper box. 
     
     
         18 . The flush mount register assembly installation kit of  claim 17 , further comprising an air filter. 
     
     
         19 . A method of installing a flush mount register assembly into an opening of a surface, the method comprising the steps of:
 securing at least one mounting bracket to the surface;   resting the flush mount register assembly on the at least one mounting bracket, the flush mount register assembly comprising a register, a substrate tray nested within the register via a plurality of struts, and having a continuous peripheral gap defined between the substrate tray and the register; and a damper box; and   securing the register to the at least one mounting bracket.   
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 19 , wherein the damper box is rests on the at least one mounting bracket.