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US 2022/0049873 A1Published application
Exhaust vent doors
AssigneeInOvate Acquisition Company
InventorsRichard Harpenau, Clifford Budnick, James V. Ortiz, Timothy Podnar
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Abstract
A wall exhaust vent (e.g., for a dryer or other HVAC system) can include a housing defining a vent opening, and one or more bumpers on or at least partially within the housing and configured contact a door of the wall exhaust vent in a closed position. The one or more bumpers can include a bumper body, and a magnet disposed at least partially within the bumper body that is configured to magnetically interact with the door of the wall exhaust vent to bias the door to the closed position.
Claims12
A wall exhaust vent, comprising:
- a housing defining a vent opening;
- and
- one or more bumpers on or at least partially within the housing and configured contact a door of the wall exhaust vent in a closed position, the one or more bumpers comprising:
- a bumper body;
- and
- a magnet disposed at least partially within the bumper body that is configured to magnetically interact with the door of the wall exhaust vent to bias the door to the closed position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.