Garage door ventilation apparatus

1. A ventilation apparatus for mounting in a garage door including:

a rectangular shaped base support member, the base support member including a first pair of spaced aligned horizontally extending members, a first pair of spaced aligned vertically extending members, one of the vertically extending members being coupled between each end portion of the pair of horizontally extending members so that an opening is formed in the base support member between the first pair of horizontally extending members and the first pair of spaced aligned vertically extending members, a second pair of spaced aligned horizontally extending members, each one of the second pair of horizontally extending members being perpendicularly coupled to one of the first pair of horizontally extending members, and the lower horizontally extending member of the second pair of horizontally extending members having a downward pitch and apertures formed thereon to allow water to drain therefrom, a second pair of spaced vertically extending members, each one of the second pair of vertically extending members being perpendicularly coupled to one of the first pair of vertically extending members; a first rectangular shaped channel member having an opening formed therein, aligned in a first portion of the base support member opening, the first rectangular shaped channel member including a first pair of spaced aligned horizontally extending channels each one of the channels being coupled to one of the second horizontally extending members, and a first pair of spaced aligned vertically extending channels one of the vertically extending channels being coupled between each outermost end portion of the pair of horizontally extending channels on an adjacent one of the second pair of spaced vertically extending members;

a first transparent member coupled in the first tracking member;

a second rectangular shaped tracking member having an opening formed therein the second rectangular shaped tracking member being aligned in the entire base support member opening, the second rectangular shaped tracking member including a second pair of spaced aligned horizontally extending tracks aligned adjacent to the first pair of horizontally extending tracks, and a second pair of spaced aligned vertically extending tracks aligned adjacent to the first pair of vertically extending tracks, one of the second vertically extending tracks being coupled between each outermost end portions of the second pair of horizontally extending tracks;

a second transparent member mounted for slidable movement in the second tracking member opening so that the second transparent member can be moved in the second tracking member opening to a first position in adjacent alignment with the first transparent member causing a second portion of the base support member opening to be covered and can be moved to a second position out of the adjacent alignment with the first transparent member causing a second portion of the base support member opening to be uncovered; and

a plurality of predetermined spaced coupling members having portions thereof formed on the rectangular shaped base support member and portions thereof in engaging alignment with an uppermost panel of a garage door for facilitating the attaching of the rectangular shaped base support member to the uppermost panel of the garage door, the plurality of spaced aligned coupling members including a first elongated member having coupling threads formed therein and having one end thereof aligned adjacent the base support member, a second elongated member having coupling threads formed thereon, for couplingly engaging the first elongated member, a planar shaped member couplable at one end thereof to another end of the first elongated member when the second elongated member couplingly engages the first elongated member, and a fastening member having portions thereof which couplingly engages the uppermost panel of the garage door and other portions thereof which couplingly engages another end of the planar shaped member.

2. A ventilation apparatus as defined in claim 1 further including a means supported in the opening in the base support member for covering the first and second transparent members.

3. A ventilation apparatus as defined in claim 2 wherein the first transparent member includes a piece of Plexiglas™.

4. A ventilation apparatus as defined in claim 3 wherein the second transparent member includes a piece of Plexiglas™.

5. A ventilation apparatus as defined in claim 4 wherein the covering means includes a screen.

6. A ventilation apparatus for mounting in a garage door including:

a rectangular shaped base support member, the base support member including a first pair of spaced aligned horizontally extending members, a first pair of spaced aligned vertically extending members, one of the spaced aligned vertically extending members being coupled between each end portion of the pair of spaced aligned horizontally extending members so that an opening is formed in the base support member between the first pair of spaced aligned horizontally extending members and the first pair of spaced aligned vertically extending members, a second pair of spaced aligned horizontally extending members, each one of the second pair of spaced aligned horizontally extending members being perpendicularly coupled to one of the first pair of spaced aligned horizontally extending members, and the lower horizontally extending member of the second pair of horizontally extending members having a downward pitch and apertures formed thereon to allow water to drain therefrom, a second pair of spaced aligned vertically extending members, each one of the second pair of spaced aligned vertically extending members being perpendicularly coupled to one of the first pair of spaced aligned vertically extending members;

a first rectangular shaped tracking member having an opening formed therein, aligned in the base support member opening, the first rectangular shaped tracking member includes a first pair of spaced aligned horizontally extending tracks each one of the tracks being coupled to one of the second pair of spaced aligned horizontally extending members, and a first pair of spaced aligned vertically extending tracks, one of the first pair of vertically extending tracks being coupled between each outermost end portion of the pair of horizontally extending tracks on an adjacent one of the second pair of spaced vertically extending members;

a first transparent member slidably coupled in the first tracking member opening so that the first transparent member can be moved to a position so first portions of the base support member opening are closed and can be moved to another position so that the opening is open;

a second rectangular shaped tracking member having an opening formed therein aligned in the base support member opening adjacent the first rectangular shaped tracking member, the second rectangular shaped tracking member including a second pair of spaced aligned horizontally extending tracks aligned adjacent to the first pair of spaced aligned horizontally extending tracks, and a second pair of spaced aligned vertically extending tracks aligned adjacent to the first pair of spaced aligned vertically extending tracks, one of the second pair of spaced aligned vertically extending tracks being coupled between each outermost end portions of the second pair of spaced aligned horizontally extending tracks;

a second transparent member mounted for slidable movement in the second tracking member opening so that the second transparent member can be moved to a position to cover second portions of the base support member opening and so that the second transparent member can be moved to a position so that the second portions of the base support member opening are uncovered; and

a plurality of predetermined spaced coupling members having portions thereof formed on the rectangular shaped base support member and portions thereof in engaging alignment with an uppermost panel of a garage door for facilitating the attaching of the rectangular shaped base support member to the uppermost panel of the garage door, each one of the plurality of spaced aligned coupling members including a first elongated member having coupling threads formed therein and having one end thereof aligned adjacent the base support member, a second elongated member having coupling threads formed thereon, for couplingly engaging the first elongated member; a planar shaped member couplable at one end thereof to another end of the first elongated member when the second elongated member couplingly engages the first elongated member, and a fastening member having portions thereof which couplingly engages the uppermost panel of the garage door and other portions thereof which couplingly engages another end of the planar shaped member.

7. A ventilation apparatus as defined in claim 6 wherein the first transparent member includes a piece of Plexiglas™.

8. A ventilation apparatus as defined in claim 7 wherein the second transparent member includes a piece of Plexiglas™.

9. A ventilation apparatus as defined in claim 8 wherein the covering means includes a screen.

10. A ventilation apparatus as defined in claim 9 further including a covering means for covering the transparent members.

11. A ventilation apparatus as defined in claim 10 wherein the covering means includes a screen.