Air vent
AssigneeRock Solid Industries International (Pty) Ltd
InventorMichael Voss
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Abstract
An air vent for a vehicle or vehicle canopy includes an external and an internal duct. The external duct has an inlet and an outlet. The height of the outlet is less than that of the inlet. The inlet and the outlet are arranged such that, in use, an uppermost point of the inlet is located above an uppermost point of the outlet. The internal duct is in fluid communication with the external duct via one or more openings arranged in the internal duct or at a junction between the internal duct and the external duct. The internal duct is configured to be in fluid communication with an interior of the vehicle via a slot defined by the vehicle. The or each opening is arranged such that, in use, the uppermost point of the outlet of the external duct is located below a lowermost point of the or each opening.
Claims18
An air vent for a vehicle canopy, the air vent comprising:
- a first sheet of material;
- and
- a second sheet of material, wherein
- the first sheet of material is secured to the second sheet of material,
- the first sheet of material defining an internal duct of the air vent and the second sheet of material defining an external duct of the air vent,
- the first sheet of material comprises an overhang extending from one or more openings in fluid communication with an interior of the vehicle canopy, and
- the external duct of the air vent comprises an outlet disposed below the lowermost point of the one or more openings.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.