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US 12,693,041 B2Granted
Adjustable vent cover apparatus and method
OwnerJovanny Motainventor
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Abstract
A first device having first and second openings, and a first track between the first and second openings; second and third devices, each of which includes an elongated rail. The first device is configured so that a first end of the rail of the second device can be inserted into the first opening of the first device, so that a majority of the rail of the second device lies within the first track of the first device, while a first end of the rail of the third device is configured to be inserted into the second opening of the first device, so that a majority of the rail of the third device lies with the first track of the first device and interlocks with the rail of the second device. Each of the second and third devices include a plate configured to be fixed to first and second structural members.
Claims18
An apparatus comprising:
- a first device having first and second openings, and a first track between the first and second openings of the first device;
- a second device, which includes an elongated rail;
- a third device, which includes an elongated rail;
- wherein the first device is configured so that a first end of the rail of the second device is configured to be inserted into the first opening of the first device, so that a majority of the rail of the second device lies within the first track of the first device, while a first end of the rail of the third device is configured to be inserted into the second opening of the first device, so that a majority of the rail of the third device lies with the first track of the first device and interlocks with the rail of the second device;
- wherein the first device has a length and a width;
- wherein the first device has a first outer wall and a first inner wall which is parallel to the first outer wall;
- wherein the first outer wall runs the entire length of the first device;
- and
- wherein the first track is between the first inner wall and the first outer wall;
- further comprising:
- a fourth device, which includes an elongated rail;
- and
- a fifth device, which includes an elongated rail;
- wherein the first device has third and fourth openings;
- wherein the first device has a second track between the third and fourth openings of the first device;
- wherein the first track and the second track are perpendicular to each other:
- wherein the first device is configured so that a first end of the rail of the second device is configured to be inserted into the first opening of the first device, so that a majority of the rail of the second device lies within the first track of the first device, while a first end of the rail of the third device is configured to be inserted into the second opening of the first device, so that a majority of the rail of the third device lies within the first track of the first device and interlocks with the rail of the second device;
- wherein the first device is configured so that a first end of the rail of the fourth device is configured to be inserted into the third opening of the first device, so that a majority of the rail of the fourth device lies within the second track of the first device, while a first end of the rail of the fifth device is configured to be inserted into the fourth opening of the first device, so that a majority of the rail of the fifth device lies with the second track of the first device and interlocks with the rail of the fourth device;
- and
- wherein the majority of the rail of the third device lies within the first track of the first device and interlocks with the rail of the second device, while the majority of the rail of the fifth device lies within the second track of the first device and interlocks with the rail of the fourth device.
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A method comprising the steps of:
- fixing a first device to a first structural member and a second structural member by use of second and third devices, respectively;
- wherein the first device has first and second openings, and a first track between the first and second openings of the first device;
- wherein the second device includes an elongated rail;
- wherein the third device includes an elongated rail;
- wherein the first device is configured so that a first end of the rail of the second device is configured to be inserted into the first opening of the first device, so that a majority of the rail of the second device lies within the first track of the first device, while a first end of the rail of the third device is configured to be inserted into the second opening of the first device, so that a majority of the rail of the third device lies with the first track of the first device and interlocks with the rail of the second device;
- wherein the first device has a length and a width;
- wherein the first device has a first outer wall and a first inner wall which is parallel to the first outer wall;
- wherein the first outer wall runs the entire length of the first device;
- and
- wherein the first track is between the first inner wall and the first outer wall;
- further comprising:
- simultaneously fixing the first device to a third structural member and a fourth structural member by use of fourth and fifth devices, respectively;
- wherein the fourth device, which includes an elongated rail;
- wherein the fifth device, which includes an elongated rail;
- wherein the first device has third and fourth openings;
- wherein the first device has a second track between the third and fourth openings of the first device;
- wherein the first track and the second track are perpendicular to each other;
- wherein the first device is configured so that a first end of the rail of the second device is configured to be inserted into the first opening of the first device, so that a majority of the rail of the second device lies within the first track of the first device, while a first end of the rail of the third device is configured to be inserted into the second opening of the first device, so that a majority of the rail of the third device lies with the first track of the first device and interlocks with the rail of the second device;
- wherein the first device is configured so that a first end of the rail of the fourth device is configured to be inserted into the third opening of the first device, so that a majority of the rail of the fourth device lies within the second track of the first device, while a first end of the rail of the fifth device is configured to be inserted into the fourth opening of the first device, so that a majority of the rail of the fifth device lies with the second track of the first device and interlocks with the rail of the fourth device;
- and
- wherein the majority of the rail of the third device lies within the first track of the first device and interlocks with the rail of the second device, while the majority of the rail of the fifth device lies within the second track of the first device and interlocks with the rail of the fourth device.
18 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.