Roof vent for a clothes dryer
OwnerJohn G. Doelfelinventor
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Abstract
A roof vent which is mounted on a roof to vent a clothes dryer. According to the roof vent, a screen is located to the outside of the vent and it is hinged thereto at a forward edge of the vent to completely enclose the space that is formed between the opening and the base plate of the vent. Because of this hinge, the screen may swing upwardly for easy cleaning. There is also a provision for locking the screen in its closed position to prevent rattling and to prevent dislodging by other forces, such as, animals or high winds.
Claims7
A roof vent for venting a clothes dryer, said vent having a base plate being mounted to a surface of a roof and an upstanding elbow-shaped duct mounted thereon and having an opening facing downwardly toward said plate and forming a space there between, said duct having two side walls and a forward edge between said side walls and normal thereto, the improvement comprising:
- a moveable screen mounted on the outside of said duct so that the space between said opening and said plate and said two side walls is completely enclosed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.