US5014610A
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Air outlets in air conditioning units
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1989-09-22
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Granted: 1991-05-14
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Expires: 2009-09-22
Abstract
Abstract A modular outlet end units, or louvre units, for air ducts leading from a central air-conditioning plant, the louvre unit includes a plurality of sections which are include means for interconnection of a plurality of louvre units in order to enable the construction of any required size or dimension of outlet.
Inventors
- 👤 Israel Twito
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 11:27
CPC Classifications
F; F24; F24F; F24F13/00; F24F13/08; F24F13/10; F24F13/14; F24F13/15; F24F13/02; F24F13/06
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
32 words
A louvre unit, comprising: a plurality of sections having means for interconnecting said sections for common manipulation, wherein each of said sections include side faces having means for securely interconnecting vicinal sections.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
32 words
A louvre unit, comprising: a plurality of sections having means for interconnecting said sections for common manipulation, wherein each of said sections include side faces having means for securely interconnecting vicinal sections.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
78 words
The louvre unit according to claim 1, wherein said means for interconnecting said sections includes alternatingly raised and recessed portions on said side faces, lateral edges of said recessed portions being undercut, with raised portions on one section being in register with the recessed portions on the vicinal section so that successive sections are capable of being connected to one another by sliding the raised portions of one section into the recessed portions of the vicinal next section.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
32 words
The louvre unit according to claim 1, wherein said plurality of sections include a throughgoing shaft extending through all of said sections with the shafts having operating slats which are codirectionally interconnected.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
51 words
The louvre unit according to claim 3, wherein each of the shafts within one of said sections has one end face which is provided with a diagonally extending slit, while an opposite end has a diagonal ridge fitting into the slit of an adjacent shaft of a row of said sections.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
44 words
The louvre unit according to claim 3, further comprising means for rotating individual slats from a closed position, wherein minor axes of each slat are in a vertical position, to an open position, said means for rotating turning said slats in a clockwise direction.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
44 words
The louvre unit according to claim 3, further comprising means for rotating individual slats from a closed position, wherein minor axes of each slat are in a vertical position to an open position, said means for rotating turning said slats in a counterclockwise direction.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
39 words
The louvre unit according to claim 1, wherein each of said sections includes two sets of slats, the slats of one set extending in a horizontal direction and the slat of the other set extending in a vertical direction.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
25 words
The louvre unit according to claim 1, wherein said means for interconnecting said sections are located at, at least, two sides of said louvre unit.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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