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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 18, 2001
Filed:
Aug. 17, 1999
John R. Birdsong, Allen, TX (US);
Kennon B. Porter, Bonham, TX (US);
Tomkins Industries, Inc., Dayton, OH (US);
Abstract
An air diffuser for underfloor air and electrical distribution systems, which can be rapidly converted to a cable grommet assembly, is provided with a diffuser grille having generally helical slots that produce a swirling air flow pattern with low impulse, low turbulence and high induction of room air. The helical air slots allow the grille to be rotated or spun off a mold, which allows the grilles to be molded more rapidly and economically. The grille sits on a housing which contains a flow regulator. Both the housing and the flow regulator have side walls with air slots. The regulator is connected to the grille and can be rotated by rotating the grille to regulate that air flow through the diffuser. The air diffusers and cable grommet assemblies are supported by common mounting systems that can be installed through the floors overlying an air distribution and/or electrical cable plenum. The mounting system includes a trim ring installed in a hole in the floor, which supports the other components of the air diffuser or grommet assembly, and a retaining ring which is dropped through the hole before the trim ring is installed and then ratcheted onto the trim ring.