US5603451A
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Aesthetic thermostat
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1995-03-31
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Granted: 1997-02-18
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Expires: 2015-03-31
Abstract
Abstract A thermostat for use within a building consisting of a wall-mounted unit and a remote unit movably attached thereto by means of a removable, flexible connecting cable. The remote unit is composed of a separate base portion and a separate movable portion. The base portion is provided with means for attaching the base portion to the back of a room furnishing and the movable portion can removably attach to either the wall-mounted unit when the connecting cable is removed or to the base portion when the connecting cable is reattached. The base portion is provided with "U" shaped sides which form a track for movably receiving the movable portion when the movable portion is disengaged from the wall-mounted unit.
Inventors
- 👤 John W. Helander
- 👤 David Baumann
- 👤 Chean F. Fong
- 👤 Mark Szewczul
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 10:33
CPC Classifications
G; G05; G05D; G05D23/00; G05D23/19; G05D23/1902
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
129 words
A thermostat for use inside a building comprising: a wall-mounted unit, a remote unit comprised of a base portion and a movable portion; a connecting cable flexibly connecting said remote unit to said wall-mounted unit and means for movably attaching said remote unit to a room furnishing, said base portion provided with said means for movably attaching said remote unit to a room furnishing, said a movable portion being removably received by said base portion, said connecting cable being attached to said movable unit in order to flexibly connect said remote unit to said wall-mounted unit, said base portion being provided with "U" shaped sides which form a track for movably receiving said movable portion, and a knob being provided on said movable portion for gripping said movable portion.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
129 words
A thermostat for use inside a building comprising: a wall-mounted unit, a remote unit comprised of a base portion and a movable portion; a connecting cable flexibly connecting said remote unit to said wall-mounted unit and means for movably attaching said remote unit to a room furnishing, said base portion provided with said means for movably attaching said remote unit to a room furnishing, said a movable portion being removably received by said base portion, said connecting cable being attached to said movable unit in order to flexibly connect said remote unit to said wall-mounted unit, said base portion being provided with "U" shaped sides which form a track for movably receiving said movable portion, and a knob being provided on said movable portion for gripping said movable portion.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
51 words
A thermostat according to claim 1 further comprising: stopping ridges being provided on at least one side of the movable portion and at least one lip being provided within said "U" shaped sides so that the stopping ridges engage said lip as the movable portion is received into the base portion.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
33 words
A thermostat according to claim 2 further comprising: said movable portion being provided with a face located adjacent said at least one side, said face being provided with a temperature controlling slide bar.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
16 words
A thermostat according to claim 3 further comprising said face being provided with a fan switch.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
16 words
A thermostat according to claim 3 further comprising said face being provided with a heating/cooling switch.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
21 words
A thermostat according to claim 3 further comprising said face being provided with an LCD device for displaying ambient room temperature.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
82 words
A device for controlling the operation of a building's HVAC system comprising: a wall-mounted unit, a movable portion flexibly connected to said wall-mounted unit via an electrical connecting cable, a separate base portion, said base portion being provided with ears for attaching said base portion to a back side of a room furnishing, said base portion having receiving means for movably receiving said movable portion, and a knob being provided on said movable portion as a means to grip the movable portion.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
82 words
A device for controlling the operation of a building's HVAC system comprising: a wall-mounted unit, a movable portion flexibly connected to said wall-mounted unit via an electrical connecting cable, a separate base portion, said base portion being provided with ears for attaching said base portion to a back side of a room furnishing, said base portion having receiving means for movably receiving said movable portion, and a knob being provided on said movable portion as a means to grip the movable portion.
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