Air conditioning terminal assembly

Claim 1

An assembly for use in an air conditioning system having supply air terminals comprising vertically extending plate members mounting inflatable bellows operable to regulate the flow of air from said terminal and return air terminals, said assembly being suitable for use in said return air terminal and in said supply air terminal, said assembly comprising: a first member having an outwardly flared lower portion and an upstanding leg projecting upwardly from said lower portion; a second member spaced apart from said first member and having an outwardly flared lower portion and an upstanding leg projecting upwardly from said lower portion; a third member interposed between said first and second members, and having a generally upstanding leg spaced from said upstanding legs of said first and second members, said first and third members defining a first air passage therebetween and said second and third members defining a second air passage therebetween, said first and second passages adapted to direct air downwardly therethrough when said assembly is employed in a supply air terminal, and said passages adapted to direct air upwardly therethrough when said assembly is employed in a return air terminal; and a single unitary joining member interconnecting said first, second and third members to form an integral assembly, said joining member including a pair of opposed faces and a body portion having an axially extending slot disposed midway between said opposed faces, said upstanding leg of said third member being disposed within said slot, said opposed faces being in intimate contact with the opposed surfaces of said first and second members, said joining member being in vertical alignment with and spaced below said generally vertically extending plate members when said assembly is employed in said supply air terminal.