SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VENT PROTECTION ENCLOSURES

摘要

A generally planar blank made, for example, from sheet metal can be formed into a vent protector that can be mounted to an outer wall of a structure over the exhaust aperture of a vent to inhibit vertebrate wildlife from entering the vent. The vent protector forms an enclosure for receiving vent flaps that may extend outwardly from the wall of the structure.

主权项

1. A vent protector, comprising:
a main ventilation portion having a first plurality of ventilation apertures for permitting fluid flow past the main ventilation portion and inhibiting ingress of vertebrate wildlife past the main ventilation portion; a plurality of spacer portions extending from the main ventilation portion wherein adjacent edges of the spacer portions are substantially in registration with one another to form an enclosure having an opening opposite the main ventilation portion and which inhibits ingress of vertebrate wildlife past the enclosure; and mounting portions extending from at least two of the spacer portions for mounting the vent protector to a surface;wherein the main ventilation portion, the spacer portions, and the mounting portions are made from a monolithic metal sheet; andthe main ventilation portion, the spacer portions, and the mounting portions are separated by bend lines.