US 12,405,016 B1
Gable vent assembly with offset lock
Aundrea Nurenberg, Metamora, MI (US); Christopher Miller, Metamora, MI (US); Nathan Greenway, Metamora, MI (US); and Adam Clark, Grand Blanc, MI (US)
Assigned to WESTLAKE ROYAL BUILDING PRODUCTS (USA) INC., Houston, TX (US)
Filed by Westlake Royal Building Products (USA) Inc., Houston, TX (US)
Filed on Nov. 7, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/940,770.
Int. Cl. F24F 7/02 (2006.01)
CPC F24F 7/02 (2013.01) 8 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A gable vent assembly comprising:
a base including
a bottom surface with a plurality of openings;
a first base side surface extending outward from the bottom surface, wherein the first base side surface includes a first end of the first base side surface and a second end of the first base side surface, and wherein the first base side surface further includes a first base lock located a first base length from the first end of the first base side surface and a second base lock located a second base length from the second end of the first base side surface, and wherein the first base length has a different measurement from the second base length;
a second base side surface opposite the first base side surface extending outward from the bottom surface, wherein the second base side surface includes a first end of the second base side surface and second end of the second base side surface and wherein the second base side surface further includes a third base lock located a third base length from the first end of the second base side surface and a fourth base lock located a fourth base length from the second end of the second base side surface, and wherein the third base length has a different measurement from the fourth base length;
a cover including a plurality of vents between a first cover side surface and a second cover side surface opposite the first cover side surface, wherein
the first cover side surface includes a first end of the first cover side surface and a second end of the first cover side surface, and wherein the first cover side surface further includes a first cover lock located a first cover length from the first end of the first cover side surface and a second cover lock located a second cover length from the second end of the first cover side surface, and wherein the first cover length has a different measurement from the second cover length;
a second cover side surface opposite the first cover side surface, wherein the second cover side surface includes a first end of the second cover side surface and a second end of the second cover side surface, and wherein the second cover side surface further includes a third cover lock located a third cover length from the first end of the second cover side surface and a fourth cover lock located a fourth cover length from the second end of the second cover side surface, and wherein the third cover length has a different measurement from the fourth cover length;
in a first mating position between the base and the cover, the first base lock couples to the first cover lock, the second base lock couples to second cover lock, the third base lock couples to the third cover lock, and the fourth base lock couples to the fourth cover lock; and
wherein in a second mating position with the cover rotated 180 degrees from the first mating position, the base and the cover nest together without any of the locks coupling to one another.