Patent ID: 9631387
Date: 2017-04-25
CPC Classifications: A47C,E04H,F24F

Claim:
1. An apparatus for evacuating air from an area above a body of liquid and into an exhaust removal system, said apparatus comprising: an assembly configured to connect to a vertical wall connected to a floor of a facility housing the body of liquid with said assembly spaced apart from and positioned above the body of liquid, said assembly comprising two opposing side sections connected by a top section and configured to be oriented such that said top section is both spaced apart from and parallel with the vertical wall and said side sections face each other by each extending perpendicularly to the vertical wall on opposite ends of said top section to define a conduit between the wall, said opposing side sections and said top section, wherein the conduit is unobstructed between the vertical wall and the top section, and wherein one of said side sections between the floor and other opposing side section defines at least one port below the other opposing side section such that the port is perpendicular to said one of said side sections and connected to the conduit, said port directing contaminants and water vapor from a surface of the body of liquid into said conduit; wherein each of said side sections comprises an integral flange along an edge of the side section distal from the top section, said flange extending perpendicularly from the side section in a direction away from the conduit, and wherein each flange defines at least one opening to receive a mounting member that connects said assembly to the vertical wall of the facility housing the body of liquid; and wherein said top section and said side sections are separate pieces, and said top section is releasably secured to said side sections.