Removable roof vent

A vent for mobile living quarters comprising:

• a base having a mounting flange surrounding an upstanding wall, a resilient seal affixed to said upstanding wall, said upstanding wall surrounding an opening, a fixed bar extending between opposing portions of said upstanding wall, a fixed hinge half affixed to said base;
• a mechanism affixed to said fixed bar and having an actuating arm movable between a closed and opened position;
• a moving bar connected to said mechanism, said moving bar having a forward overhanging portion extending from one end and a rearward overhanging portion extending from the other end, said forward overhanging portion having an alignment tab, said rearward overhanging portion having a threaded hole to receive a fastener, said moving bar having a channel slidably receiving said actuating arm;
• a cover having a moving hinge half affixed thereto, said cover having an alignment slot receiving said alignment tab, said cover having a hole located oppositely said alignment slot and aligned with said threaded hole on said moving bar;
• said fastener extending through said hole in said cover and threaded into said threaded hole to secure said cover to said moving bar;
• said cover and said moving bar is movable between an opened and closed position with said mechanism, said closed position defined by a portion of said cover in biased contact with said resilient seal, said opened position defined by said cover spaced from said resilient seal;
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• wherein said cover is replaceable when said moving bar is in said closed position by removing said fastener and pivoting said cover and said moving hinge half to a position where said alignment tab is not mated to said alignment slot, said moving hinge half is slidable along said fixed hinge half when said alignment tab is not mated to said alignment slot and said mechanism is in said closed position.

A method for replacing a cover for a vent, wherein said vent having a base with a mounting flange surrounding an upstanding wall, a resilient seal affixed to said upstanding wall, said upstanding wall surrounding an opening, a fixed bar extending between opposing portions of said upstanding wall, a fixed hinge half affixed to said base, a mechanism affixed to said fixed bar having an actuating arm movable between a closed and opened position, a moving bar having a forward overhanging portion extending from one end and a rearward overhanging portion extending from the other end, said forward overhanging portion having an alignment tab, said rearward overhanging portion having a threaded hole to receive a fastener, said moving bar having a channel slidably coupled to said actuating arm, a moving hinge half affixed to said cover, said cover having an alignment slot receiving said alignment tab, said cover having a hole located oppositely said alignment slot and aligned with said threaded hole, said fastener extending through said hole in said cover and threaded into said threaded holes, said method comprising:

• removing said fastener to disconnect said rearward overhanging portion from said cover;
• pivoting said cover from said moving bar to disengage said alignment slot from said alignment tab;
• leaving said moving bar coupled to said actuating arm;
• sliding said moving hinge half of said cover along said fixed hinge half of said base to separate said cover from said base;
• sliding a replacement cover to engage a moving hinge half of said replacement cover into said fixed hinge half until an alignment slot of said replacement cover is aligned to said alignment tab;
• pivoting said replacement cover towards said moving bar to engage said alignment slot of said replacement cover with said alignment tab;
• pivoting said replacement cover towards said closed position until said threaded hole is aligned with a hole in said replacement cover;
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• installing said fastener to affix said rearward overhanging portion to said replacement cover.