Patent ID: 7654258

Claim:
A kitchen ventilation hood apparatus comprising: a. a housing having at least a front shield, a right side shield and a left side shield; b. an arched interior hood surface; c. a lower opening by which air to be ventilated enters the hood having a front lower edge and a rear lower edge which are substantially the same height and a right lower edge and a left lower edge which are also substantially the same height and lower than said front lower edge and rear lower edge wherein said front lower edge is defined by the bottom edge of said front shield; d. a front baffle extending from said front shield, said front baffle having a first face facing the lower opening and an opposite and second face facing a filter; e. an air intake gap, between the top of said front baffle and a part of said arched interior hood surface, through which air can pass; f. an exhaust duct connection site through which ventilated air exits said kitchen ventilation hood; and g. at least one filter support, wherein said exhaust duct connection site is positioned such that air exiting the filter placed in said at least one filter support travels directly to said exhaust duct connection site unimpeded by sharp turns or small spaces.