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US 2014/0194053 A1Published application
Vertical Vent Stack Cap
OwnerFleming Vaughn Carrollinventor
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Abstract
A vent cap may include a hollow tube comprising a side wall defining at least one airway; a cap coupled to a first end of the hollow tube, the cap configured to deter one or more unwanted objects from entering the hollow tube through the first end; and a mesh material covering the at least one airway, the mesh material configured to allow air to pass through the at least one airway, the mesh material configured to deter the one or more unwanted objects from entering the hollow tube through the at least one airway. The vent cap may comply with one or more plumbing and/or building codes.
Claims20
A vent cap comprising:
- a hollow tube comprising a side wall defining at least one airway;
- a cap coupled to a first end of the hollow tube, the cap configured to deter one or more unwanted objects from entering the hollow tube through the first end;
- and
- a mesh material covering the at least one airway, the mesh material configured to allow air to pass through the at least one airway, the mesh material configured to deter the one or more unwanted objects from entering the hollow tube through the at least one airway.
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A system comprising:
- a vent stack having an airway of a first area;
- and
- a vent cap comprising:
- a hollow tube comprising a first end, a second end opposite the first end, and a side wall defining at least one airway of a second area;
- a cap coupled to the first end of the hollow tube;
- and
- a mesh material covering the at least one airway,
- wherein the cap is configured to deter one or more objects from entering the hollow tube through the first end,
- wherein the mesh material is configured to allow air to pass through the at least one airway,
- wherein the mesh material is configured to deter the one or more objects from entering the hollow tube through the at least one airway,
- wherein the second end of the vent cap is configured to be affixed to the vent stack having an airway of a second area,
- wherein the second area is greater than or equal to the first area, and
- wherein the vent cap is configured to deter the one or more objects from entering the vent stack when the second end of the hollow tube is affixed to the vent stack.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.