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US 10,663,192 B2Granted
Vertical vent stack cap
OwnerFleming Vaughn Carrollinventor
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Abstract
A vent cap may include a hollow tube comprising a side wall defining at least one airway; a cap coupled to a first end of the hollow tube, the cap configured to deter one or more unwanted objects from entering the hollow tube through the first end; and a mesh material covering the at least one airway, the mesh material configured to allow air to pass through the at least one airway, the mesh material configured to deter the one or more unwanted objects from entering the hollow tube through the at least one airway. The vent cap may comply with one or more plumbing and/or building codes.
Claims18
A vent cap comprising:
- a hollow tube comprising a side wall defining at least one airway;
- a cap coupled to a first end of the hollow tube, the cap configured to deter one or more unwanted objects from entering the hollow tube through the first end, wherein a second end of the hollow tube is configured to be affixed with a vent stack, the second end opposite the first end;
- a reduction fitting firmly affixed to the second end of the hollow tube such that the reduction fitting cannot move relative to the hollow tube, the reduction fitting configured to be affixed to the vent stack, wherein the vent stack comprises a vent for a plumbing system, and wherein one or more of the hollow tube, the cap, or the reduction fitting comprises a texture configured to allow paint to easily adhere to one or more surfaces;
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- a mesh material covering the at least one airway, the mesh material configured to allow air to pass through the at least one airway, the mesh material configured to deter the one or more unwanted objects from entering the hollow tube through the at least one airway, wherein the mesh material comprises a pesticide treatment.
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A system comprising:
- a vent stack having an airway of a first area;
- and
- a vent cap comprising:
- a hollow tube comprising a first end, a second end opposite the first end, and a side wall defining at least one airway of a second area;
- a cap coupled to the first end of the hollow tube;
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- a mesh material covering the at least one airway,
- wherein the cap is configured to deter one or more objects from entering the hollow tube through the first end,
- wherein the mesh material is configured to allow air to pass through the at least one airway,
- wherein the mesh material is configured to deter the one or more objects from entering the hollow tube through the at least one airway,
- wherein the mesh material comprises a pesticide treatment,
- wherein the second end of the vent cap is configured to be firmly affixed to the vent stack such that the vent cap cannot move relative to the vent stack,
- wherein the second area is greater than or equal to the first area,
- wherein the vent stack comprises a vent for a plumbing system, and wherein one or more of the hollow tube, the cap, or a reduction fitting comprises a texture configured to allow paint to easily adhere to one or more surfaces, and
- wherein the vent cap is configured to deter the one or more objects from entering the vent stack when the second end of the hollow tube is affixed to the vent stack.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.