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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 06, 2003
Filed:
Oct. 23, 2000
Nicolas B. Paschke, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Other;
Abstract
A fabric flow restriction and method for adjusting the flow resistance through a fabric duct enables balancing the airflow through a network of fabric ducts. The fabric ducts are air permeable and/or include discharge openings that evenly disperse supply air from within the duct to a room being heated, cooled, ventilated, or otherwise conditioned by the air. Disclosed embodiments include flow restrictions that are adjustable by tightening a drawstring that constricts an annular web disposed within the duct or constricts the fabric duct itself, selectively masking portions of a fabric mesh installed inside the duct, or by interchanging fabric meshes of various flow resistance. In any case, the flow restriction consists of flexible fabric that tends to conform to the changing shape of a fabric duct as the duct alternately inflates and deflates due to changes in air pressure within the duct.