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Granted Patent B2
US 11,879,662 · App. 17/127,602 · Granted Jan 23, 2024

Drop in flush mount register

Inventor: Owen Carroll (Ajax, CA)
Assignee: DECOR GRATES INCORPORATED
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Patent No.
US 11,879,662
App. No.
17/127,602
Granted
Jan 23, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A flush mount register comprising a damper box; a substrate tray secured and nested within the damper box; and having a gap defined between the substrate tray and the damper box; and wherein the substrate tray receives a flooring substrate.

Claims (28)

1. A flush mount register comprising:

a damper box;

a substrate tray secured and nested within the damper box; and having a continuous peripheral gap defined between the substrate tray and the damper box;

wherein the substrate tray receives a substrate;

wherein the damper box comprises a first pair of longitudinally extending side walls and a first pair of laterally extending sidewalls which are joined to form a rectangular shape with a damper top opening and a damper bottom opening;

wherein the substrate tray comprises a second pair of longitudinally extending side walls and a second pair of laterally extending sidewalls which are joined to form a rectangular shape with a base and a substrate tray opening; and

wherein each of the second pair of longitudinally extending side walls comprise at least one strut extending outwardly, wherein one end of the at least one strut is secured to the first pair of longitudinally extending side walls.

2. The flush mount register of claim 1 , wherein the substrate is contained within the second pair of longitudinally extending side walls and the second pair of laterally extending sidewalls.

3. The flush mount register of claim 2 , wherein the damper box comprises at least one damper and an actuating mechanism to place the damper bottom opening between a closed state, partially open state, and an open state.

4. The flush mount register of claim 3 , wherein the actuating mechanism comprises a lever mechanism and interconnection mechanism between the at least one damper.

5. The flush mount register of claim 1 , wherein the substrate tray is removably secured to the damper box.

6. The flush mount register of claim 1 , wherein the base of the substrate tray comprises an air deflector for directing air towards the continuous peripheral gap, thereby increasing air flow through the continuous peripheral gap.

7. The flush mount register of claim 6 , wherein the damper box and the substrate tray are coplanar, such that the flooring substrate is flush with a surrounding flooring.

8. A flush mount register for installation on a surface, the flush mount register comprising:

a damper box;

a substrate tray secured and nested within the damper box; and

having a continuous peripheral gap defined between the substrate tray and the damper box;

wherein the substrate tray receives a substrate such that the substrate is flush with the surface;

wherein the damper box comprises a first pair of longitudinally extending side walls and a first pair of laterally extending sidewalls which are joined to form a rectangular shape with a damper top opening and a damper bottom opening;

wherein the substrate tray comprises a second pair of longitudinally extending side walls and a second pair of laterally extending side walls which are joined to form a rectangular shape with a base and a substrate tray opening for receiving the substrate; and

wherein each of the second pair of longitudinally extending side walls comprise at least one strut extending outwardly, wherein one end of the at least one strut is secured to the first pair of longitudinally extending side walls.

9. The flush mount register of claim 8 , wherein each of the first pair of longitudinally extending side walls comprises at least one flange.

10. The flush mount register of claim 9 , wherein the damper box comprises at least one damper and an actuating mechanism to place the damper bottom opening between a closed state, partially open state, and an open state.

11. The flush mount register of claim 10 , wherein, in the closed state a portion of each of the at least one damper rests on the least one flange.

12. The flush mount register of claim 10 , wherein the actuating mechanism comprises a lever mechanism and interconnection mechanism between the at least one damper.

13. The flush mount register of claim 8 , wherein the base of the substrate tray comprises an air deflector for directing air towards the continuous peripheral gap.

14. The flush mount register of claim 8 , wherein the surface comprises at least one of a flooring, a wall and a ceiling.

15. The flush mount register of claim 14 , wherein the substrate is identical to the surface.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 10, 2025
From: CARROLL, OWEN
To: DECOR GRATES INCORPORATED
Reel/Frame 071374/0192 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation In Part 16290499 · Mar 1, 2019
Provisional Application 62637694 · Mar 2, 2018
Related Publication 20210108824A1 · Apr 15, 2021