Furnace vent termination
AssigneeLennox Industries Inc.
InventorKumar Lalit
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Abstract
One aspect of the disclosure provides a termination for use with a furnace. The termination, in one embodiment, includes a face plate including an exhaust region and an air supply region, the face plate having a front surface and an opposing back surface. The termination, in this embodiment, further includes an exhaust termination portion extending from the back surface in the exhaust region, the exhaust termination portion capable of engaging a terminal end of a variety of different size exhaust conduits associated with a furnace. The termination, in this embodiment, further includes an opening extending through the face plate in the exhaust region, the opening aligned with the exhaust termination portion.
Claims8
A termination for use with a furnace, comprising:
- a face plate including an exhaust region and an air supply region, the face plate having a front surface and an opposing back surface;
- an exhaust termination portion coupled to the back surface in the exhaust region, the exhaust termination portion comprising a sleeve capable of engaging a terminal end of an exhaust conduit associated with a furnace;
- an opening extending through the face plate in the exhaust region, the opening aligned with the exhaust termination portion;
- a removably positioned reducing element positioned in the opening and in a portion of the sleeve;
- an air supply termination portion coupled to the back surface and extending from the back surface in the air supply region, wherein the air supply termination portion comprises a plurality of stop elements coupled to the back surface in the air supply region;
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- a plurality of freestanding fins in the air supply region.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.