Pipe Vent Fitting
AssigneeLeo Michael Raimondi
InventorLeo M. Raimondi
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Abstract
Devices and methods for protecting pipe vents from clogging due to foreign matter or creatures are disclosed herein. In one aspect, the invention provides a fitting for use with a pipe vent that includes a cylindrical ring-shaped member having an inner lumen extending therethrough between first and second open ends, an outer sidewall defining an outer diameter, and an inner sidewall defining an inner diameter. The invention further includes a mesh screen fixedly mated to the inner sidewall of the ring-shaped member such that the mesh screen extends across the entire inner lumen to prevent large particle debris from passing through the inner lumen. The ring-shaped member can also include a groove formed in an outer surface thereof to permit liquid drainage.
Claims21
A fitting for use with a pipe vent, comprising:
- a cylindrical ring-shaped member having an inner lumen extending therethrough between first and second open ends, an outer sidewall defining an outer diameter and including a groove formed therein extending between the first and second open ends, and an inner sidewall defining an inner diameter, the ring-shaped member having a length extending from the first open end to the second open end;
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- a mesh screen fixedly mated to the inner sidewall of the ring-shaped member such that the mesh screen extends across the entire inner lumen to prevent large particle debris from passing through the inner lumen.
A fitting for use with a pipe vent, comprising:
- a cylindrical non-porous ring-shaped member having an inner lumen extending therethrough between first and second open ends, an outer sidewall defining an outer diameter, and an inner sidewall defining an inner diameter, the ring-shaped member having a length extending from the first open end to the second open end;
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- a mesh screen having a first substantially planar circular portion with a diameter equal to or less than the inner diameter of the ring-shaped member, and a second portion extending around the perimeter of the first portion and extending transverse to the first portion to form a perimetric flange, the perimetric flange being fixedly mated directly to the inner sidewall of the ring-shaped member such that the mesh screen extends across the entire inner lumen to prevent large particle debris from passing through the inner lumen.
A method for manufacturing a fitting for use with a pipe vent, comprising:
- forming a hollow, cylindrical ring-shaped member having an inner lumen extending therethrough and a predetermined length extending between first and second open ends of the ring-shaped member;
- forming a circular-shaped mesh screen;
- positioning the mesh screen to contact the ring-shaped member and extend across the entire inner lumen of the ring-shaped member to prevent large particle debris from passing through the inner lumen;
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- applying an adhesive to any of the ring-shaped member and the mesh screen to fixedly secure the mesh screen to the ring-shaped member.
A method for preventing large particle debris from passing through a pipe vent, comprising:
- providing a fitting having a cylindrical ring-shaped member with an inner lumen extending between first and second open ends and a mesh screen bonded to the ring-shaped member, the mesh screen extending across the entire inner lumen of the ring-shaped member;
- inserting the fitting into an inner lumen of a pipe vent extending out of an outer wall of a dwelling and coupled to a residential heating and/or cooling system, the fitting being held within the inner lumen by a compression fit, and the mesh screen preventing large particle debris from passing through the pipe.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.