Low profile vent assembly for a boat
AssigneeOckerman Automation Consulting, Inc.
InventorsJennifer Michaeli, Robert Walling, Alden Nelson
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Abstract
A vent assembly in accordance with some examples herein may include a vent conduit coupling a dry compartment of a boat to an opening in a hull of the boat for selectively fluidly connecting the dry compartment to an exterior of the hull. The vent assembly may include a fluid-tight ventilation closure which selectively prevents fluid flow through the vent conduit when the fluid-tight ventilation closure is in a closed position. The fluid-tight ventilation closure may be positioned below an exterior surface of the hull. A damper may be configured to selectively modulate air flow through the vent conduit. The damper may be positioned downstream of the fluid-tight ventilation closure from the opening.
Claims31
A vent assembly comprising:
- a vent conduit coupling a dry compartment of a boat to an opening in an exterior surface of the boat for selectively fluidly connecting the dry compartment to an exterior of the boat;
- a valve which selectively prevents fluid flow through the vent conduit when the valve is in a closed position, wherein the valve is positioned below the exterior surface and comprises:
- a housing that defines a passage that forms a portion of the vent conduit;
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- a barrier mechanism movable relative to the housing between the closed position and an open position, in Which open position fluid flow through the vent conduit is permitted;
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- a damper configured to selectively modulate air flow through the vent conduit, wherein the damper is positioned such that the valve is fluidically between the opening and the damper.
A vent assembly comprising:
- a vent conduit coupling a dry compartment of a boat to an opening in an exterior surface of the boat for selectively fluidly connecting the dry compartment to an exterior of the boat;
- a fluid-tight ventilation closure which selectively prevents fluid flow through the vent conduit when the fluid-tight ventilation closure is in a closed position, wherein the fluid-tight ventilation closure is positioned below the exterior surface of the boat;
- a damper configured to selectively modulate air flow through the vent conduit, wherein the damper is positioned such that the fluid-tight ventilation closure is fluidically between the opening and the damper;
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- a sensor that detects ingress of water or accumulation of water in the vent assembly.
A vent assembly comprising:
- a vent conduit coupling a dry compartment of a boat to an opening in an exterior surface of the boat for selectively fluidly connecting the dry compartment to an exterior of the boat;
- a fluid-tight ventilation closure which selectively prevents fluid flow through the vent conduit when the fluid-tight ventilation closure is in a closed position, wherein the fluid-tight ventilation closure is positioned below an exterior surface, wherein the fluid-tight ventilation closure is automatically closed upon a detection of a condition corresponding to a threat of an ingress of water into the dry compartment of the boat;
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- a damper configured to selectively modulate air flow through the vent conduit, wherein the damper is positioned such that the fluid-tight ventilation closure is in fluidically between the opening and the damper.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.