Automobile air conditioning front panel assembly

Claim 1

AN AIR CONDITIONER FRONT PANEL ASSEMBLY COMPRISING A PANEL HAVING A FRONT PLATE, A PLURALITY OF HOLES THROUGH THE FRONT PLATE FOR THE DISCHARGE OF AIR, A SLEEVE SURROUNDING EACH HOLE AND EXTENDING REARWARDLY OF THE FRONT PLATE, EACH SLEEVE HAVING AN INNER SURFACE WHICH DEFINES A SEGMENT OF A SPHERE, THE CENTER OF WHICH IS TO THE REAR OF SUCH SLEEVE, A PLURALITY OF AIR DIRECTORS EACH HAVING A RING BEARING AGAINST EACH SLEEVE, EACH RING HAVING AN OUTER SURFACE DEFINING A SEGMENT OF A SPHERE, THE CENTER OF WHICH IS TO THE REAR OF SUCH RING, AND MEANS HOLDING EACH RING IN CONTACT WITH ITS RESPECTIVE SLEEVE WHILE PERMITTING ROTATION OF SUCH RING ABOUT THE CENTER OF ITS SPHERE COMPRISING A SUPPORT PLUG AT THE CENTER AND TO THE REAR OF EACH RING TO WHICH SUCH RING IS ATTACHED AND A RESILIENT ARM CONNECTED TO THE REAR SIDE OF THE FRONT PLATE AND BIASED INTO BEARING CONTACT WITH THE SUPPORT PLUG.