Ventilation – Having outlet airway
Patent
1998-08-11
1999-09-07
Joyce, Harold
Ventilation
Having outlet airway
454241, 454368, F23L 1712, F24F 706
Patent
active
059478160
ABSTRACT:
A vent apparatus for cooperating with duct work associated with an exhaust fan to enable air to be exhausted from an interior room of a dwelling to the exterior environment. The vent apparatus includes a base member and a cover member releasably securable to the base member. The base member includes an attaching portion having a plurality of locking portions, while the cover member includes a plurality of flexible latching arm members which releasably engage the locking portions when the cover member is placed over the attaching portion. The attaching portion includes an enlarged opening which enables air exhausted from an interior room to be directed out between the base and cover members to the exterior atmosphere. The apparatus is particularly well-adapted to be used with vinyl or aluminum siding and is relatively inexpensive to construct, light-weight and easy to install. In an alternative embodiment, the apparatus includes a screen adapted to be secured to the base member. The screen has dimensions which enable it to fit within the cover member so as not to be visible once the cover is installed on the base member. The screen prevents insects and small mammals from entering through the base member. The screen is secured to the base member via a plurality of locking arm members which engage within openings formed in the base member such that the screen can be "snapped" onto the base member without special tools or external fastening elements such as threaded screws or the like.
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Clark Michael C.
MacLeod Mark T.
Schiedegger Charles E.
Joyce Harold
Tapco International Corporation
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