Patent ID: 6044838
Filing Date: 2000-04-04
Classification: F24C

Abstract:
A fume exhaust apparatus, comprising:a hood chamber including a plurality of air inlets and a plurality of air outlet apertures;a primary air duct associated with the air inlets;a plurality of air tracks communicably conjoined with the primary air duct and adapted to direct airflow through said air outlet apertures;a blower mechanism adapted to draw air through the air inlets and expel the air through the primary air duct, said air tracks and air outlet apertures;a plurality of control mechanisms operably connected to said air tracks and adapted to direct the angle of rotation of said air outlet apertures whereby grease particles and fumes immediately beneath the space defined by the perimeter of said hood chamber may be contained within that space by way of the expelled air; anda fume exhaust assembly adapted to remove the grease particles and fumes from the contained space.