US 12,345,438 B2
Vent cover assembly
Shane L. Byers, Portland, OR (US)
Filed by Shane L. Byers, Portland, OR (US)
Filed on Sep. 12, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/942,483.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/281,715, filed on Nov. 21, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0160602 A1, May 25, 2023
Int. Cl. F24F 13/08 (2006.01); E04B 1/70 (2006.01); F24F 7/00 (2021.01)
CPC F24F 13/084 (2013.01) [E04B 1/7076 (2013.01); F24F 7/00 (2013.01); F24F 2007/0025 (2021.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vent cover assembly adapted to cover a crawl space vent, the vent cover assembly comprising:
a vent cover having an outer surface, an inner surface, and a perimeter edge that extends around the vent cover, the vent cover including a slit positioned in and extending through the vent cover between the outer surface and the inner surface, the slit positioned in a median position of the vent cover; and
a planar clip having a ring portion and a first leg and a second leg extending from the ring portion, the first leg and the second leg both configured to be slidably inserted through the slit of the vent cover, while only a portion of the ring portion is configured to extend therethough;
wherein when the vent cover assembly is positioned in front of a vent and the clip is inserted into the slit, a portion of the ring portion extends into the slit and is held in a fixed position within a perimeter of the slit, while another portion of the ring portion is configured to extend away from the slit and the outer surface of the vent cover, the first leg and the second leg configured to extend through the slit and a distance away from the inner surface of the vent cover, and
wherein the first leg and the second leg of the clip are positioned to receive therebetween a portion of a vertically positioned central wall of the vent, and when the vent cover is moved in alignment with an outer perimeter of the vent, the first leg and the second leg of the clip are pushed over each side of a portion of the center wall so that the portion of the center wall is positioned between the first leg and the second leg, at least a portion of the first leg and at least a portion of the second leg configured to frictionally grip each side of the portion of the central wall firmly but releasably therebetween, the inner surface of the vent cover positioned against an outer peripheral edge of the vent to cover the vent, the clip holding the vent cover in a closed position over the vent, and the vent cover configured to extend over but not substantially beyond the outer perimeter of the vent.