Patent ID: 8555591

Claim:
A louvered door assembly, comprising: a front panel having an opening; flanges attached to said front panel extending away from said front panel; a rear panel; a pair of louver retaining channels, located between said flanges, each channel having a series of slots; and a plurality of louvers, with one louver located in each of said series of slots, wherein said channels and said louvers are located between said front panel on a front side and said rear panel on a rear side, with said louvers being in line with said opening of said front panel, wherein a gap is formed at peripheral portions around said opening between said front panel and said rear panel to reduce noise emission and insulate heat passage from solar heating, wherein said slots extend at an angle relative to said louver retaining channels, each slot having a closed lower end and an open upper end; and wherein said louvers are held in said slots by said rear panel closing off said open upper ends of said slots.