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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2003

Filed:

May. 23, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:

Jim McKee, Barrie, CA;

James Mantyla, Barrie, CA;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F24F 7/02 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F24F 7/02 ;
Abstract

A vent for venting a building enclosure having a perimeter flange having a nailing means being made of a material with a low coefficient of thermal expansion, such as for example sheet aluminum. The vent further includes a grill structure and a cap. The cap is made from dent resistant plastic to facilitate mass production and low return rates. In a preferred form of the invention the grill structure is also plastic and is molded onto the low coefficient of thermal expansion nailing means. A method of molding the grill structure onto the nailing means is also shown.


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