Pressure relief assembly
OwnerKenneth R. Levey, Eric G. Parker +1inventors
InventorsKenneth R. Levey, Eric G. Parker, Thomas S. King
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention provide a pressure relief assembly that may include an inner shell having at least one air passage, and at least one membrane flap sealingly covering the air passage. The membrane flap is configured to move to open the air passage based on an air pressure level. The assembly may also include an outer shell secured to the inner shell, wherein an air channel is defined between the inner shell and the outer shell. The outer shell is configured to protect said inner shell from moisture. The assembly may also include at least one moisture catching ledge surrounding the air passage. The moisture catching ledge is configured to trap moisture that passes by the membrane flap.
Claims20
A pressure relief assembly comprising:
- an inner shell having at least one air passage;
- at least one membrane flap sealingly covering said at least one air passage, said at least one membrane flap configured to move to open said at least one air passage based on an air pressure level;
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- an outer shell secured to said inner shell, wherein an air channel is defined between said inner shell and said outer shell, said outer shell configured to protect said inner shell from moisture.
A pressure relief assembly comprising:
- an inner shell having at least one air passage;
- at least one membrane flap sealingly covering said at least one air passage, said at least one membrane flap configured to move to open said at least one air passage based on an air pressure level;
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- at least one moisture catching ledge surrounding said at least one air passage, said at least one moisture catching ledge configured to trap moisture that passes by said at least one membrane flap.
A pressure relief assembly configured to be secured to a panel within an automobile, the pressure relief assembly comprising:
- an inner shell having air passages;
- membrane flaps sealingly covering said air passages, said membrane flaps configured to move to open said air passages based on an air pressure level;
- moisture catching ledges surrounding each of said air passages, said moisture catching ledges configured to trap moisture that passes by said membrane flaps;
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- an outer shell secured to said inner shell, wherein an air channel is defined between said inner shell and said outer shell, said outer shell configured to protect said inner shell from foreign materials, said outer shell comprising (i) at least one push button configured to be engaged to secure said outer shell to said inner shell, and (ii) at least one air outlet configured to allow air within said air channel to pass out of the pressure relief assembly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.