Patent ID: 7195556

Claim:
A moveable soffit cover system comprising: at least one guide track for connecting to a structure adjacent a soffit panel having a plurality of vents formed therein; at least one soffit vent cover slidably connected to said at least one guide track to overlie the soffit panel, said at least one soffit vent cover having a plurality of passageways formed therein and being moveable between an opened position and a closed position, the opened position being defined by the passageways being aligned with the vents formed in the soffit panel, and the closed position being defined by the passageways being adjacent the vents so that the vents are blocked by said at least one soffit vent cover; and a motor in communication with said at least one soffit vent cover for moving said at least one soffit vent cover between the opened and closed positions, said motor comprising a rotatable shaft that rotatably engages a portion of said at least one soffit vent cover for moving said at least one soffit vent cover between the opened and closed positions; wherein said at least one soffit vent cover has a first end comprising a plurality of shaft engagement members; wherein the rotatable shaft comprises a respective plurality of vent cover engagement members; and wherein the plurality of shaft engagement members and vent cover engagement members engage one another to move said at least one soffit vent cover between the opened and closed positions when the rotatable shaft rotates.