Flood vent having a panel
AssigneeSmart Vent Products, Inc.
InventorsWinfield Scott Anderson, JR., Tom Little, Michael J. Graham
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Abstract
According to one embodiment, a flood vent panel includes a first area, a second area, and a first set of one or more perforations positioned on a first side of the flood vent panel in a location in-between the first area and the second area. The perforations are configured to break when at least a predetermined amount of pressure is applied to a portion of the second area. The flood vent panel is configured to be coupled, at least indirectly, to a structure so as to at least partially block a fluid passageway through an opening in the structure. The break is configured to completely separate the second area from the first area so as to reduce an amount of blockage of the fluid passageway.
Claims16
A flood vent, comprising:
- a frame configured to form a fluid passageway through an opening in a structure;
- and
- a panel configured to be coupled to the frame in the fluid passageway so as to at least partially block the fluid passageway through the opening in the structure, the panel having a first solid area, a second solid area, and a first set of one or more perforations positioned on a first side of the panel in a location in-between the first solid area and the second solid area of the panel, the first set of one or more perforations being configured to break when at least a predetermined amount of pressure is applied to a portion of the second solid area of the panel, wherein the break is configured to completely separate the second solid area of the panel from the first solid area of the panel so as to reduce an amount of blockage of the fluid passageway provided by the panel.
A flood vent panel, comprising:
- a first solid area;
- a second solid area;
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- a first set of one or more perforations positioned on a first side of the flood vent panel in a location in-between the first solid area and the second solid area of the flood vent panel, the first set of one or more perforations being configured to break when at least a predetermined amount of pressure is applied to a portion of the second solid area of the flood vent panel;
- wherein the flood vent panel is configured to be coupled, at least indirectly, to a structure so as to at least partially block a fluid passageway through an opening in the structure;
- wherein the break is configured to completely separate the second solid area of the flood vent panel from the first solid area of the flood vent panel so as to reduce an amount of blockage of the fluid passageway provided by the flood vent panel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.