Patent ID: 7645188

Claim:
An air diffuser for distributing air into a room from a supply duct of an air distribution system, comprising: a frame member, wherein the frame member comprises an inner surface, and an outer surface; an attachment member, wherein the attachment comprises an upper end and a lower end, and wherein the upper end of the attachment member is secured to the supply duct of the air distribution system, and wherein the lower end of the attachment member is secured to the frame member, and wherein the attachment member facilitates fluid communication from the supply duct of the air distribution system to the diffusing member; a diffusing member, wherein the diffusing member comprises a substantially hemispherical dome having an inner surface, an outer surface, and a plurality of apertures, and wherein the substantially hemispherical dome emanates away from the outer surface of the frame member and further wherein the diffusing member comprises an outer rim; and an annular support member, wherein the annular support member at least partially covers the inner surface of the diffusing member along at least a portion of the outer rim.