# US 10,371,410 B1 · Ventilation system for storage covers and method of use

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- Number: US 10,371,410 B1
- Document ID: US10371410B1
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B1
- Application number: 15/814,845
- Filed: 2017-11-16
- Granted: 2019-08-06
- Earliest claimed: 2014-08-01
- Assignees: J & M Industries Inc.
- Applicants: J&M Industries, Inc.
- Inventors: Donald Gaudet, Jr.; Aaron Gummer
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10371410B1

## CPC

- F24F 13/084: {with mounting arrangements, e.g. snap fasteners for mounting to the wall or duct}
- F24F 13/10: movable, e.g. dampers
- F24F 13/14: built up of tilting members, e.g. louvre
- F24F: AIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR CURRENTS FOR SCREENING (removing dirt or fumes from areas where they are produced B08B15/00; vertical ducts for carrying away waste gases from buildings E04F17/02; tops for chimneys or ventilating shafts, terminals for flues F23L17/02)

## Abstract

The present invention relates to a reliable, efficient, and low cost ventilation system for storage covers that improves the distribution of air flow and improves aeration of the particulate material and the method of installing the same.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A method for installing comprising the steps of:
a. providing a vent wherein said vent comprises a vent body wherein said vent body has a perimeter; a mesh layer removably attached to said vent body wherein said mesh layer is movable from an attached to a detached position and wherein when said mesh layer is in said attached position, said mesh layer at least partially covers said vent body; and a flap attached to said vent body wherein said flap is movable from an opened position to a closed position and wherein when said flap is in said closed position, said flap covers said mesh layer;
b. providing a tarp body;
c. placing said vent on top of said tarp body;
d. attaching said perimeter of said vent body to said tarp body;
e. moving said flap to at least a partially open position;
f. moving said mesh layer to at least a partially detached position;
g. removing a portion of said vent body to expose a portion of said tarp body; and
h. removing a portion of said exposed tarp body.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of moving said mesh layer into said attached position.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The method of claim 2 further comprising the step of moving said flap into said closed position.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1 wherein said vent body is between 25 and 100 square feet in area.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1 wherein said mesh layer has a perimeter and said mesh layer is removably attached to said vent body by a mesh fastener located at least partially along said perimeter of said mesh layer.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1 wherein said flap has a perimeter and said flap is removably attached to said vent body by a flap fastener located at least partially along said perimeter of said flap.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1 wherein said vent further comprises a rope attached to said vent body wherein said rope is located outside said perimeter of said mesh layer.