Ventilating system for vehicles

Claim 1

IN A VEHICLE HAVING A TOP PANEL, A FRAME SUPPORTING SAID TOP PANEL INCLUDING A REAR CROSS MEMBER SPACED FROM SAID TOP PANEL TO FORM A VENTILATION DUCT THEREBETWEEN COMMUNICATING WITH THE INTERIOR OF SAID VEHICLE AND SECURED AT ONE SIDE PORTION THEREOF EXTENDING ESSENTIALLY TRANSVERSELY OF SAID VEHICLE TO SAID TOP PANEL ADJACENT THE REAR PORTION THEREOF, A DOWNWARDLY EXTENDING REAR WALL PORTION INTEGRAL WITH SAID TOP PANEL HAVING A FLANGED END SECURED TO SAID CROSS MEMBER ADJACENT THE REAR PORTION THEREOF, A PORTION OF SAID CROSS MEMBER SPACED FROM SAID REAR WALL PORTION AND SAID TOP PANEL FORMING A CHAMBER LARGER THAN SAID VENTILATION DUCT ADJACENT SAID REAR WALL PORTION AND COMMUNICATING WITH SAID VENTILATION DUCT, SAID REAR WALL PORTION HAVING A PLURALITY OF APERTURES THEREIN FORMING AIR OUTLETS FOR THE PASSAGE OF AIR THROUGH SAID DUCT AND SAID CHAMBER LEADING TO THE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE, A FIRST DEFLECTING PLATE SECURED WITHIN SAID CHAMBER TO SAID CROSS MEMBER AND A PLURALITY OF SECOND DEFLECTING PLATES SECURED WITHIN SAID CHAMBER AND FORMING WITH SAID FIRST DEFLECTING MEMBER A MEANS FOR REVERSING THE DIRECTION OF FLOW OF THE AIR PASSING THROUGH SAID CHAMBER IN THE DIRECTION TOWARD SAID APERTURES AND FOR ALSO REVERSING THE DIRECTION OF FLOW OF ANY WATER WHICH MIGHT ENTER SAID CHAMBER FROM THE OUTSIDE THROUGH SAID APERTURES.