Patent ID: 8087981
Filing Date: 2012-01-03
Classification: F24F

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for providing ventilation in a lower level of a building and for preventing mold and mildew from building up in an interior portion of such building while also preventing entrance of small unwanted animals, said apparatus comprising: (a) a frame member having each of a first predetermined shape and a first predetermined size, the first predetermined shape and first predetermined size being larger than a ventilation hole to be covered a top portion and a bottom portion comprising arms extending outwardly from the top and bottom portions of the frame, and formed of a first predetermined material; (b) a screen member engageable with said frame member for attachment thereto, said screen member having each of a second predetermined shape and a second predetermined size and formed of a second predetermined material, the second predetermined shape and the second predetermined size being larger than the ventilation hole to be covered, (c) a substantially flat top flange member disposed along a top portion of said frame member and said screen member, said top flange member having an interior surface and exterior surface wherein the interior surface being capable of engaging with a top surface of brick member, and (d) a substantially flat bottom flange member disposed along a bottom portion of said frame member and said screen member, said bottom flange member having an interior surface and exterior surface wherein the exterior surface being capable of resting with another brick member from another row of bricks and sized smaller than the substantially flat top flange.