Vent outlet for appliance having adjustable kickplate
AssigneeElectrolux Home Products, Inc.
InventorAlessandro Parmeggiani
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Abstract
A vent outlet for an appliance having an adjustable kick plate configured to enclose a base portion of the appliance is provided. In an example embodiment, the vent outlet comprises a top portion, a vent cover, a bottom portion, and a conduit portion. The top portion comprises a planar portion and an angled portion. The front surface of the vent cover is coplanar with the front surface of the planar portion. The bottom portion that is recessed with respect to the front surface of vent cover. The planar portion, the vent cover, and the bottom portion are generally aligned along a first axis. The conduit portion extends backward from a plane defined by the vent cover and is configured to secure the vent outlet to a vent conduit of the appliance.
Claims20
A vent outlet for an appliance having an adjustable kick plate configured to enclose a base portion of the appliance, the vent outlet comprising:
- a top portion comprising a planar portion;
- a vent cover;
- a bottom portion that is recessed with respect to the front surface of the vent cover, wherein the planar portion, the vent cover, and the bottom portion are generally positioned along a first axis such that the planar portion is disposed on a first side of the vent cover and the bottom portion is disposed on a second side of the vent cover, the second side being opposite the first side along the first axis;
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- a conduit portion extending backward from a plane defined by the front surface of the vent cover and the planar portion and configured to secure the vent outlet to a vent conduit of the appliance.
An appliance comprising:
- an adjustable kick plate comprising a vent opening;
- a vent conduit disposed behind the kick plate;
- a vent outlet secured to the vent conduit and configured to prevent access to a base portion of the appliance through the vent opening, the vent outlet comprising:
- a top portion configured to prevent access to the base portion of the appliance through a portion of the vent opening located below a vent cover when the kick plate is in a position other than a second position;
- the vent cover configured to prevent intrusion of digits into a flow path defined by the vent outlet and allow fluid to pass through the vent cover;
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- a bottom portion positioned behind the kick plate and configured to prevent access to the base portion of the appliance through a portion of the vent opening located below the vent cover when the kick plate is in a position other than a first position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.