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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 20, 2011
Filed:
Jan. 29, 2009
John J. Huber, Delafield, WI (US);
Richard C. Hochschild, Jr., Grafton, WI (US);
Gene Goetz, Waukesha, WI (US);
John J. Huber, Delafield, WI (US);
Richard C. Hochschild, Jr., Grafton, WI (US);
Gene Goetz, Waukesha, WI (US);
Western Industries, Inc., Watertown, WI (US);
Abstract
A telescoping downdraft ventilator with a system for self-aligning a vent within a housing is provided. The telescoping downdraft ventilator of the present invention comprises a housing with a track, a vent sized to fit within the housing, a drive assembly that moves the vent along the track, and a guide attached to the vent for engaging the track, wherein the guide is operably coupled with a biasing element. In one embodiment, a pair of guides is respectively coupled with pair of compression springs and is positioned on opposite sides of the vent along a line that is substantially perpendicular to a pair of tracks.