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.
Claims21
1-20. (canceled)
A wall exhaust vent, comprising:
- a housing defining a vent opening, the housing configured to mount to a wall, the housing including:
- a mounting portion configured to abut a wall such that the vent opening fits around a wall exhaust opening;
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- a plurality of mounting holes defined through the mounting portion and located around the vent opening;
- a door rotatably attached to the housing and configured to at least partially cover the vent opening in a closed position;
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- a drip shield extending obliquely from the mounting portion configured to cover the door and the vent opening.
A wall exhaust vent kit, comprising:
- a housing configured to mount to a wall, comprising:
- a first housing portion comprising a vent opening configured to interface with exhaust ducting and a plurality of mounting holes defined therethrough and located around the vent opening;
- a second housing portion including a second vent at least partially aligned with the first vent opening;
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- a drip shield extending from the housing and integral with the housing;
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- a door rotatably attached to or configured to be rotatably attached to the second housing portion to at least partially cover the second vent opening.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.