IP Library Patent Application 17492028
Patent Application
App. No. 17/492,028

EXHAUST VENT

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App. No.
17/492,028
Abstract

The present invention is directed to an exhaust vent assembly including a sleeve, a neck, a damper in the neck, a cap attached to the neck and a collar. The exhaust vent assembly may be configured without any tools and without any penetrative fasteners.

Claims (31)

1 . An exhaust vent assembly for use with an exhaust duct on a flat roof for exhaust from a bathroom, kitchen or clothes dryer wherein the exhaust duct extends upwardly and beyond said flat roof, the exhaust vent comprising:

a plastic sleeve adapted to overlie said exhaust duct extending upwardly and beyond said flat roof,

a plastic neck having a gooseneck configuration adapted to attach to an upper end of said plastic sleeve,

a plastic damper constructed and arranged inside said plastic neck and adapted to move from a closed position to an open position in response to emission of said exhaust,

a plastic cap adapted to be attached to an outer end of said plastic neck, and

a plastic collar adapted to fit over said plastic sleeve and adjacent to said roof,

wherein said exhaust vent assembly is adapted to be configured without penetrative fasteners.

2 . The exhaust vent assembly of claim 1 further comprising a plastic damper ring attached to the inside of said plastic neck and adapted to receive said plastic damper.

3 . The exhaust vent assembly of claim 2 wherein said plastic damper ring is eccentric in shape.

4 . The exhaust vent assembly of claim 1 wherein said plastic cap comprises a cylindrical shape having a plurality of openings adapted to emit said exhaust and to prevent entry of birds.

5 . The exhaust vent assembly of claim 2 wherein said plastic cap comprises a cylindrical shape having a plurality of openings adapted to emit said exhaust and to prevent entry of birds.

6 . The exhaust vent assembly of claim 1 where said plastic cap comprises an annular ring having a screen adapted to prevent entry of insects.

7 . The exhaust vent assembly of claim 2 where said plastic cap comprises an annular ring having a screen adapted to prevent entry of insects.

8 . The exhaust vent assembly of claim 1 wherein said plastic sleeve includes a plurality of apertures at the bottom thereof adapted to receive a clamping band to secure said plastic sleeve to said exhaust duct and a plurality of locking channels at the top thereof adapted to receive a plurality of locking lugs on the interior of said plastic neck.

9 . The exhaust vent assembly of claim 8 wherein said plurality of apertures are in alignment with said plurality of locking channels to allow uniform installation of a plurality of the exhaust vent assemblies.

10 . The exhaust vent assembly of claim 1 further comprising at least one plastic bushing adapted to fit over said exhaust duct and engage the exterior wall of said exhaust duct and engage the inner wall of said plastic sleeve to create a space between said exhaust duct and said plastic sleeve.

11 . The exhaust vent assembly of claim 10 including two plastic bushings attached at each end of said plastic sleeve.

12 . The exhaust vent assembly of claim 11 wherein said space between said exhaust duct and said plastic sleeve includes insulation therein.

13 . An exhaust vent assembly for use with an exhaust duct on a flat roof for exhaust from a bathroom, kitchen or clothes dryer wherein the exhaust duct extends upwardly and beyond said flat roof, the exhaust vent comprising:

a plastic sleeve adapted to overlie said exhaust duct extending upwardly and beyond said flat roof,

a plastic neck having a gooseneck configuration adapted to attach to an upper end of said plastic sleeve,

a plastic damper constructed and arranged inside said plastic neck and adapted to move from a closed position to an open position in response to emission of said exhaust,

a plastic cap adapted to be attached to an outer end of said plastic neck wherein the plastic cap comprises a cylindrical shape having a plurality of openings distributed around a circumference thereof adapted to emit said exhaust and to prevent entry of birds or the plastic cap comprises an annular ring having a screen adapted to emit said exhaust and to prevent entry of insects, and

a plastic collar adapted to fit over said plastic sleeve and adjacent to said roof.

14 . The exhaust vent assembly of claim 13 further comprising a plastic damper ring attached to the inside of said plastic neck and adapted to receive said plastic damper.

15 . The exhaust vent assembly of claim 14 wherein said plastic damper ring is eccentric in shape.

16 . The exhaust vent assembly of claim 13 wherein said plastic sleeve includes a plurality of apertures at the bottom thereof adapted to receive a clamping band to secure said plastic sleeve to said exhaust duct and a plurality of locking channels at the top thereof adapted to receive a plurality of locking lugs on the interior of said plastic neck.

17 . The exhaust vent assembly of claim 16 wherein said plurality of apertures are in alignment with said plurality of locking channels to allow uniform installation of a plurality of the exhaust vent assemblies.

18 . The exhaust vent assembly of claim 13 further comprising at least one plastic bushing adapted to fit over said exhaust duct and engage the exterior wall of said exhaust duct and engage the inner wall of said plastic sleeve to create a space between said exhaust duct and said plastic sleeve.

19 . The exhaust vent assembly of claim 18 including two plastic bushings attached at each end of said plastic sleeve.

20 . The exhaust vent assembly of claim 19 wherein said space between said exhaust duct and said plastic sleeve includes insulation therein.