Wind scoop
OwnerBrian Stolzenbergerinventor
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Abstract
A wind scoop for hatches and designed to direct and restrict the amount of wind through a hatch opening and if necessary, cut the wind completely. The scoop is collapsible for easy storage and transportation. A rigid sheet is scored to define foldable walls that form an intake opening and direct the wind therethrough. A wall is pivotally housed within the walls and movable between two extreme positions for allowing maximum air through or blocking it. A removable notched bar bites on the distal said of the pivoting wall to keep the latter at a predetermined position. An elastic cord is attached at one end inside the wind scoop and the other end passes through the hatch opening and it is attached to an elongated member with dimensions larger than the opening. The stretched cord keeps the wind scoop in place.
Claims9
A wind scoop mounted over an opening adapted to direct the wind through said opening, said wind scoop comprising:
- A) a rigid yet foldable sheet along predetermined scores define contiguously disposed first, second and third walls with adjacent walls perpendicular to each other, and a rear wall connecting said first, second and third walls;
- B) a rectangular fourth wall having four sides and being removably mounted to said first and third walls and having cooperative dimensions to be pivotally housed within said first, second and third walls, and said fourth wall being movable between two extreme positions, one of said positions being a closed position that prevents substantially any air from going through said opening and the other extreme position wherein said fourth wall is kept in a parallel and spaced apart relationship with respect to said second wall;
- C) means for adjusting the angle of said fourth wall so that the intake wind diverted towards said opening can be adjusted.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.