Soffit vent
OwnerAnneliese Khalilinventor
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Abstract
A soffit vent for venting air from an interior of a house having a soffit includes a housing having a front portion and a rear portion. The front portion is coupled to the rear portion and forms an interior volume and a length. The rear portion has an air inlet for coupling to an air source and an outlet for coupling to the front portion. The front portion has a body having an inlet for coupling to the outlet of the rear portion, an outlet port, a length that permits the body to be positioned under a soffit. The outlet port of the front portion is shaped to be positioned adjacent to an outer edge of a soffit, but not under a soffit of a house.
Claims18
A soffit vent for venting air from an interior of a house having a soffit, said soffit vent comprising:
- a housing having a front portion and a rear portion, the front portion coupled to the rear portion and forming an interior volume and a length;
- the rear portion having an air inlet for coupling to an air source and an outlet for coupling to the front portion;
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- the front portion defining a body having an inlet for coupling to the outlet of the rear portion, an outlet port, a length that permits the body to be positioned under the soffit, and the outlet port of the front portion is shaped to be positioned adjacent to an outer edge of the soffit below the soffit and to direct air upwardly and away from the soffit to deter air from reentering the soffit after it leaves the outlet port, wherein the front portion has a front end that angles upwardly to direct air away from the soffit such that the outlet port is angled at least partially upward.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.