Mid-wall vent and systems incorporating the same
AssigneeStockton Products
InventorsAngelberto Torres, Thomas Arthur Anderberg, Don Pilz
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Abstract
A vent member includes a first member and a second member. The first member includes a first portion, a second portion offset from the first portion and a first transverse panel extending transversely from the second portion. The second member includes a third portion for being received behind the second portion of the first member, a fourth portion extending below the third portion, a second transverse panel, and a third transverse panel above the second transverse panel. The vent member may be mounted over upper and lower walls.
Claims20
A vent member comprising:
- a first member comprising,
- a first portion,
- a second portion offset from the first portion and extending below the first portion,
- a lip extending from a lower end of the first portion to an upper end of the second portion, and
- a first transverse panel extending transversely from the second portion;
- and
- a second member comprising,
- a third portion for being received behind the second portion of the first member,
- a fourth portion extending below the third portion,
- a second transverse panel, and
- a third transverse panel above the second transverse panel.
A vent system comprising:
- a vent member comprising,
- a first member comprising,
- a first portion,
- a second portion offset from the first portion and extending below the first portion,
- a lip extending from a lower end of the first portion to an upper end of the second portion, and
- a first transverse panel extending transversely from the second portion and comprising at least one first opening formed therethrough, and
- a second member comprising,
- a third portion received behind the second portion of the first member,
- a fourth portion extending below the third portion,
- a second transverse panel comprising at least one second opening formed therethrough, and
- a third transverse panel above the second transverse panel;
- a first drainage mat over the first member and above the first transverse panel, said first drainage mat having a lower end aligned with the at least one first opening for allowing for any moisture within said first drainage mat to drain through said at least one first opening;
- and
- a second drainage mat over the second member and below said second transverse panel, said second drainage mat having an upper end aligned with the at least one second opening for allowing for any moisture within said second drainage mat to vent through said at least one second opening.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.