US4123967A
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Air barrier device using pressurized swirls
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1977-06-08
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Granted: 1978-11-07
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Expires: 1997-06-08
Abstract
Abstract An air barrier device using pressurized swirls for creating an air curtain barrier across a building opening, such as a door or window, to reduce heat transfer and thereby reduce both winter and summer energy losses. The device comprises a housing with an air intake for mounting within the building above the opening to be protected, a number of air discharge ducts having internal means for whirling the air passing therethrough and arranged to discharge the air downwardly across the opening as a series of distinct adjacent, oppositely rotating, pressurized swirls to form an air curtain barrier to energy transfer in either direction through the opening, and a blower mounted in the housing to receive air from the intake and discharge it through the ducts.
Inventors
- 👤 Arnold A. Shanis
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 13:08
CPC Classifications
F; F24; F24F; F24F9/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
105 words
Apparatus for creating an air barrier to energy transfer through door, window, or like openings, in a building comprising a housing adapted to be mounted within the building above the opening an air intake in said housing, a plurality of air discharge conduits provided with internal means for whirling the air passing therethrough and arranged to discharge said air downwardly across said opening as a series of distinct side-by-side pressurized swirls to form an air curtain barrier to energy transfer in either direction through said opening, and a blower mounted in said housing to receive air from said intake and discharge it through said conduits.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
105 words
Apparatus for creating an air barrier to energy transfer through door, window, or like openings, in a building comprising a housing adapted to be mounted within the building above the opening an air intake in said housing, a plurality of air discharge conduits provided with internal means for whirling the air passing therethrough and arranged to discharge said air downwardly across said opening as a series of distinct side-by-side pressurized swirls to form an air curtain barrier to energy transfer in either direction through said opening, and a blower mounted in said housing to receive air from said intake and discharge it through said conduits.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
23 words
Apparatus as claimed in claim 1 including a plurality of said housings, modular in nature, and arranged to be mounted end to end.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
52 words
Apparatus as claimed in claim 1 including a plenum receiving air from said blower and communicating with said conduits and wherein said conduits are flexible and internally spirally ribbed with their discharge ends pointing downwardly so as to produce a predetermined pattern of side-by-side air swirls to form said air curtain barrier.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
23 words
Apparatus as claimed in claim 1 wherein said means for whirling the air is arranged to produce adjacent swirls rotating in opposite directions.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
26 words
Apparatus as claimed in claim 3 wherein adjacent conduits are internally spirally ribbed in opposite senses so as to produce adjacent swirls rotating in opposite directions.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
35 words
Apparatus as claimed in claim 5 including at least three conduits, at least one of said conduits being offset from the others so as to produce at least one generally triangular pattern of adjacent swirls.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1981-11-06 | 1982-05-08 | 1982-11-07 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1985-11-06 | 1986-05-08 | 1986-11-07 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1989-11-06 | 1990-05-08 | 1990-11-07 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |