Patent ID: 7383623
Filing Date: 2008-06-10
Classification: F24F,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A vent connection assembly for use in the installation of a vent on an exterior wall of a building and interconnection with a conduit in the interior of the building, comprising: a first plate having a diameter smaller than the diameter of the vent; a second plate having a diameter smaller than the diameter of the vent; a deformable member defining a periphery, said deformable member having a diameter smaller than the diameter of the vent and being positioned between said first plate and said second plate; and a mechanism for drawing said first plate and said second plate together after said deformable member has been inserted into the vent, thereby deforming said deformable member and extending said deformable member radially to frictionally engage the vent, wherein said first plate is substantially planar and defines a first aperture, said second plate is substantially planar and defines a second aperture, said deformable member is substantially circular and defines a third aperture, and said mechanism for drawing said first plate and said second plate together comprises a first threaded bolt, a second threaded bolt, and a rod coupling having interior threading and being sized to cooperatively engage said first threaded bolt and said second threaded bolt.