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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 02, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 17, 2014
American Louver Company, Skokie, IL (US);
Geoffrey M. Glass, Jr., Lincolnshire, IL (US);
American Louver Company, Skokie, IL (US);
Abstract
An air diffuser for use at a ventilation outlet of an HVAC system. The air diffuser comprises a base platform having an opening plenum formed from injection-molded plastic, the base platform including a collar for attachment to the outlet, the plenum defined by a perimeter rim, the edges of the rim lying substantially within a first common plane, at least one first diffuser plate positioned over the plenum, the first diffuser plate formed from injection-molded plastic and having edges lying substantially within a second common plane, and a plurality of stems integrally molded with one or more of the first diffuser plate and the base, the stems configured to secure the first diffuser plate to the base platform, each of the stems having a first end sized to fit within a complimentary female receptacle formed in one of the first diffuser plate and the base platform, the stems being formed via injection molding with one of the first diffuser plate and the base platform.