Drapery-holding, light blocking air deflector
OwnerEdward Darrin Locklearinventor
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Abstract
A drapery-holding, light-blocking air deflector is provided comprising an elongated deflector housing having an internal space. A rod is mounted for rotation within the internal space of the deflector housing. Multiple retaining radial protrusions (e.g., radially extending flaps) are mounted on the rod. The rod can be rotated in the internal space of the deflector housing to orient the retaining radial protrusions at multiple positions or angles and retain a curtain or other suspended light-blocking or privacy item within the internal space. Thus, the air deflector prevents the curtains, panels or other suspended, light-blocking or privacy items from being blown forward by air from an AC unit and separating and unblocking light passing through a window into the room.
Claims17
A drapery-holding, light-blocking air deflector comprising:
- an opaque, elongated deflector housing comprising a rear side configured to be attached to a wall, an opaque bottom, an opaque front and opaque side walls delimiting an internal space of the deflector housing, wherein the deflector housing and internal space are elongately formed along a left-to-right, transverse direction and the internal space terminates in an elongate top opening extending along the transverse direction, wherein the deflector housing further comprises a front housing flange extending rearward from the opaque front and adjacent to the elongate top opening;
- a rod mounted along the transverse direction for rotation within the internal space of the deflector housing about a longitudinal axis of the rod;
- at least one retaining radial protrusion mounted on the rod, wherein the at least one retaining radial protrusion can be rotationally arranged at multiple rotational positions in relation to the longitudinal axis of the rod with the at least one retaining protrusion oriented towards the rear side of the deflector housing and at different angles with the elongate top opening in said multi pie rotational positions;
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- at least one rod holder, wherein each rod holder is clipped to the front housing flange of the deflector housing and comprises a through opening through which the rod extends to additionally secure the rod in the internal space of the deflector housing.
A drapery-holding, light-blocking air deflector comprising:
- an opaque, elongated deflector housing comprising a rear side configured to be attached to a wall, an opaque bottom, a forward-sloped opaque front and opaque side walls delimiting an internal space of the deflector housing, wherein the deflector housing and internal space are elongately formed along a left-to-right, transverse direction and the internal space terminates in an elongate top opening extending along the transverse direction, wherein the deflector housing further comprises a front housing flange extending rearward from the opaque front and adjacent to the elongate top opening;
- a rod mounted along the transverse direction for rotation within the internal space of the deflector housing about a longitudinal axis of the rod;
- at least one retaining radial protrusion mounted on the rod, wherein the at least one retaining radial protrusion can be rotationally arranged at multiple rotational positions in relation to the longitudinal axis of the rod with the at least one retaining protrusion oriented towards the rear side of the deflector housing and at different angles with the elongate top opening in said multiple rotational positions;
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- at least one rod holder, wherein each rod holder is clipped to the front housing flange of the deflector housing and comprises a through opening through which the rod extends to additionally secure the rod in the internal space of the deflector housing;
- wherein
- the deflector housing is configured to adopt an assembled position in which the rear side of the deflector housing is attached to a wall and the top opening is oriented upward for receiving a bottom end of a hanging drapery therethrough and inside the internal space of the deflector housing, and further in which the at least one retaining radial protrusion is rotationally adjusted to a rotational position in which the at least one retaining radial protrusion contacts the bottom end of the hanging drapery to limit or prevent a frontward movement of the bottom end of the hanging drapery relative to the rear side of the deflector housing, and in which the forward-sloped front of the deflector housing reflects air impacting the deflector housing from beneath such that the air is directed frontward of the deflector housing.
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