Patent ID: 6942710
Filing Date: 2005-09-13
Classification: B01D,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A filtered air vent apparatus comprising: a vent housing body comprising at least four sides forming an air passageway between at least a first open end and a second open end, the vent housing body further comprising at least two filter supports extending toward the first open end of the housing body; a grill hingedly attachable to the vent housing body and securable to the vent housing body in a snap fit configuration; a bezel attached to the grill; and a filter slidably positionable between the grill and the bezel; wherein the at least two filter supports of the vent housing body engage the filter at a location spaced from a perimeter of the filter and hold the filter against the grill when the grill is secured over the first opening of the housing and the at least two filter supports of the vent housing body disengage the filter when the grill is hingedly opened, allowing the filter to be slidably removed from the grill and attached bezel.