Patent ID: 6514135
Filing Date: 2003-02-04
Classification: B60H

Abstract:
A hingeless ventilator for ventilating an enclosure through a wall thereof, comprising:a frame having an outer surface and an inner surface disposed opposite said outer surface, said frame defining an opening therethrough, said frame defining a border around said opening and said border including a front, a first side contiguous with said front, a back contiguous with said first side, and a second side contiguous with said back and said front; a cover having an outside surface and an inside surface disposed opposite said outside surface, said inside surface of said cover being generally disposed to face toward said outer surface of said frame, and said cover being selectively swingable relative to said frame between a closed position and open positions intermediate said closed position and at least one said of said front and said back; an actuating device configured to effect varying of the position of said cover relative to said opening in said frame, said actuating device including at least one actuating member extending from said inside surface of said cover and through said opening; a handle secured to said actuating member; and a recessed chamber connected to said frame and defining a depth configured to contain said actuating member and said handle, said recessed chamber defining a base connected to said frame, said recessed chamber defining a mounting flange disposed generally parallel to said base and opposed to said base, said recessed chamber defining a front panel extending between said base and said mounting flange, said recessed chamber defining a rear panel extending between said base and said mounting flange, said recessed chamber defining a first side panel extending between said base and said mounting flange and between said front panel and said rear panel, said recessed chamber defining a second side panel extending between said base and said mounting flange and between said front panel and said rear panel.