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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 05, 2014
Applicant:
Broan-nutone Llc, Hartford, WI (US);
Inventors:
Daniel L. Karst, Beaver Dam, WI (US);
Benjamin Thorpe Puffer, Hartford, WI (US);
Brent Elliott Coffey, Pewaukee, WI (US);
Assignee:
BROAN-NUTONE LLC, Hartford, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F04D 25/12 (2006.01); F24F 7/013 (2006.01); F04D 25/16 (2006.01); F04D 29/28 (2006.01); F04D 29/60 (2006.01); F24F 13/20 (2006.01); F04D 29/70 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F04D 25/12 (2013.01); F04D 25/166 (2013.01); F04D 29/282 (2013.01); F04D 29/602 (2013.01); F24F 7/013 (2013.01); F24F 13/20 (2013.01); F04D 29/703 (2013.01); F24F 2221/18 (2013.01); F24F 2221/36 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49327 (2015.01);
Abstract
A ventilation assembly having a main housing that can be pre-installed in a wall or ceiling aperture. A fan assembly can be inserted through the aperture and releasably mounted within the main housing. The fan assembly can be removed from the main housing and replaced without removing the main housing from the wall or ceiling. An accessory component can be releasably mounted to the fan assembly either through the aperture when the fan assembly is mounted or prior to installation of the fan assembly.