US 12,228,307 B2
Adjustable vent cover
Raymond Hurt, Plain City, OH (US)
Filed by Raymond Hurt, Plain City, OH (US)
Filed on Mar. 9, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/690,174.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/162,821, filed on Mar. 18, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0299236 A1, Sep. 22, 2022
Int. Cl. F24F 13/16 (2006.01); F24F 13/20 (2006.01)
CPC F24F 13/16 (2013.01) [F24F 13/20 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An adjustable vent cover, comprising:
a base having a perimeter surface surrounding a central opening;
a cover connected to the base via a hinge, the cover having an upper surface, a lower surface, and an interior volume therebetween;
a slot disposed on a forward-facing edge of the cover that extends to the interior volume of the cover;
wherein the cover is biased toward a closed position that closes off the central opening of the base;
wherein the cover is configured to move to an open position via forced air from a vent that is operably coupled to the base;
further comprising a plurality of louvers disposed on the lower surface of the cover;
wherein each louver defines an opening into the interior volume of the cover;
wherein each louver of the plurality of louvers is positioned so as to align each louver with one vent slot opening with a plurality of vent slot openings of the vent;
further comprising a decorative card having indicia on at least one side thereof;
wherein the decorative card is removably securable within the interior volume of the cover via insertion through the slot;
further comprising a second card that is a scent card;
wherein the scent card is removably securable within the interior of the cover beneath the decorative card via insertion through the slot, such that a lower side of the scent card is exposed to open air via the openings defined by the plurality of louvers; and
wherein the scent card includes an embedded diffusive scent material.