Patent ID: 7682232
Filing Date: 2010-03-23
Classification: F23L

Abstract:
1. A dripless chimney cap for mounting on an opening of a chimney comprising: a top cap having a surface sloping downward in an outward radial direction covering the chimney opening; a condensation drip pan connected to, and spaced apart from, a lower side of the top cap and having a surface sloping downward radially toward an open center and a perimeter located within a perimeter of the top cap that forms a first continuous air vent thereabove with the lower side of the top cap; a gap defined between the top cap and the condensation drip pan that converges in an outward radial direction towards the first continuous air vent; and a second air vent connected between the condensation drip pan and a mounting flange; the mounting flange used to attach the dripless chimney cap to a top end of a chimney pipe; and wherein an entrance to the second air vent is in fluid communication with an entrance to the first continuous air vent via a first continuous air vent structure.