Patent ID: 9719249
Date: 2017-08-01
CPC Classifications: E04B,E06B

Claim:
1. A flood vent, comprising: a frame configured to form a fluid passageway through an opening in a structure, the opening being located below base flood plain levels; a solid panel configured to be coupled to the frame in the fluid passageway so as to completely block the fluid passageway through the opening in the structure; one or more first connectors configured to couple the panel to the frame, the one or more first connectors further configured to uncouple the panel from the frame when 0.5-7.0 pounds per square inch of pressure is applied to a portion of the panel on a first side of the panel by one or more of a fluid or an object carried by the fluid, so as to reduce an amount of blockage of the fluid passageway provided by the panel, the one or more first connectors further configured to uncouple the panel from the frame when 0.5-7.0 pounds per square inch of pressure is applied to a portion of the panel on a second side of the panel opposite of the first side of the panel by the one or more of the fluid or the object carried by the fluid, so as to reduce the amount of blockage of the fluid passageway provided by the panel; and one or more second connectors configured to couple the frame to the structure, the one or more second connectors further configured to uncouple the frame from the structure when 1.5-8.0 pounds per square inch of pressure is applied to the frame on a first side of the frame by the one or more of the fluid or the object carried by the fluid, the one or more second connectors further configured to uncouple the frame from the structure when 1.5-8.0 pounds per square inch of pressure is applied to the frame on a second side of the frame opposite of the first side of the fame by the one or more of the fluid or the object carried by the fluid.