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US 5,555,643 AGranted
Method and apparatus for creating air flow in a wall or ceiling for drying purposes through an electrical box
OwnerJames A. Guaschinventor
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OwnerJames A. Guaschinventor
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Apparatus for creating a flow of air in a hollow wall or ceiling to aid in drying a wall or ceiling which has become wet generally through a disaster such as broken pipes, flooding, leaking roof, includes a conduit having a first end sized and configured to fit and be secured over and around an opening in a wall or ceiling which has an electrical box mounted therein. The conduit will generally be provided with holes positioned to be aligned with the usual cover plate mounting holes in a wall switch or outlet, or fixture mounting holes in the box itself, through which screws can be positioned to effect securement of the conduit. A second end of the conduit is configured to accept the end of an air supply hose or a vacuum supply hose, such as extending from the outlet or the inlet, respectively, of a usual air blower, and an air flow passage extends from the second end to the first end to direct air into or draw air from the wall or ceiling through and around the electrical box. A sealing foam facilitates mounting of the conduit over electrical boxes of varying depth in the opening with screws of a set length.
Apparatus for applying a partial vacuum to a hollow wall or ceiling through an opening in the wall or ceiling with a surface of the wall or ceiling extending around an open face of the opening, comprising:
A method of creating air flow in a hollow wall or ceiling having an electrical box installed therein with an open face thereof in a receiving hole in the wall or ceiling which has a surface surrounding the open face of the box, comprising the steps of exposing the face of an electrical box;
A method of creating air flow in a hollow wall or ceiling comprising the steps of providing an opening in the wall or ceiling;
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.