Airflow diverter for aircraft and method of use
OwnerClark C. Hampe, Jr.inventor
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Abstract
Disclosed is a stowable airflow diverter for removable attachment to a floor vent of a turbine aircraft. The air diverter comprises vertical ducting extending from a base. A flexible gasket and magnets are attached to the base for engagement with the floor vent. A nozzle attached to the vertical ducting redirects the airflow emanating from the floor vent from horizontal to vertical in order to direct air conditioned air into the cock pit of the aircraft. In an alternate embodiment, the nozzle is rotatable with respect to the vertical axis of the duct. In another alternate embodiment, the nozzle and vertical duct comprise telescoping segments such that the device can be collapsed into the floor vent.
Claims23
A duct system for redirecting cabin supply air from a floor vent in a floor of an aircraft comprising:
- a storage chamber, in ducted communication with a source of cabin supply air, configured to be positioned below the floor vent;
- a first vertical stanchion in ducted communication with the storage chamber;
- a second vertical stanchion in ducted communication with the first vertical stanchion and in ducted communication with the storage chamber;
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- an angular nozzle connected to the second vertical stanchion;
- wherein the first vertical stanchion and the second vertical stanchion are capable of moving from a stowed position within the storage chamber to an extended position outside the storage chamber.
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A method of redirecting cabin supply air from a floor vent in a floor of an aircraft comprising:
- providing a storage chamber, in ducted communication with a source of cabin supply air, configured to be positioned below the floor vent;
- providing a first vertical stanchion in ducted communication with the storage chamber;
- providing a second vertical stanchion in ducted communication with the first vertical stanchion and in ducted communication with the storage chamber;
- providing an angular nozzle connected to the second vertical stanchion;
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- moving the first vertical stanchion and the second vertical stanchion from a stowed position within the storage chamber to an extended position outside the storage chamber.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.