Patent ID: 6754976
Filing Date: 2004-06-29
Classification: D06F,Y10S

Abstract:
An in-wall dryer vent for venting to another floor, comprising:tubular body having: an upper portion and a lower portion; said upper portion including a planar front wall having a circular opening defined therein, at least two planar side walls, a rear wall having an arcuate top end, and a bottom end, the arcuate top end defining a curved surface extending from the front wall toward the bottom end of the rear wall, and extending between the side walls, wherein the front wall, rear wall and side walls define a rectangular conduit having a rectangular open bottom thereof, and a closed curved top, an annular flange projecting from the circular opening defined in the front wall of the upper portion, the annular flange being adapted for attachment to a clothes dryer outlet; at least one L-shaped mounting flange having a first portion having a first end and a second end, the first end perpendicularly attached to, and extending outwardly from said front wall, the second end perpendicularly attached to a second portion, the second portion extending parallel to said front wall, said second portion of each said at least one L-shaped mounting flange having an aperture therein; a said lower portion having a rectangular inlet joined to the rectangular open bottom of the upper portion and having a rectangular outlet end, the outlet end having a greater perimeter than the inlet; an outlet tube extending from the outlet end of the lower portion; wherein said upper portion has a width and depth dimension and configured for disposing the upper portion between adjacent studs of a wall, the lower portion being adapted for expanding cross-sectional area of the tubular body on a side of a floor partition opposite the upper portion.