Patent ID: 11866943
Assignee: BMIC LLC
Field: Thermal processes and apparatus (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC E  F | IPC E  F

Claim 8:
9. A soffit vent comprising:
a main body having a floor and a plurality of walls;
a plurality of ventilation openings formed through the floor of the main body and configured to allow an airflow through the soffit vent;
a slide received within the main body and configured to be moveable along the floor of the main body;
a biasing structure configured to bias the slide toward a closed position in which airflow through the through the plurality of ventilation openings is substantially blocked; and
a holding structure configured to hold the slide in an open position;
wherein the biasing structure comprises a first spring coupled to a first end of the slide, and the holding structure comprises a second spring coupled to a second end of the slide;
wherein the second spring comprises a spring constant that is greater than a spring constant of the first spring so as to maintain the slide in the open position;
wherein the slide is configured to be manually moveable between the open and closed positions by a user.