Patent ID: 6926000

Claim:
A range hood for drawing air from below the range hood and venting it to another location comprising: a motor housing generally defining an enclosure and comprising an upper surface and a lower surface, said lower surface having at least one opening and at least one drain hole; a motor having a rotatable shaft with a torsional member, said motor mounted within said enclosure; a fan having a top fan surface and a bottom fan surface and a plurality of fan blades connected therebetween, said bottom fan surface having top and bottom edges, said fan being releasably connectable to said motor; a tray comprising an air intake opening, first and second tray walls extending around said intake opening, and a floor between said first and second tray walls, said tray being releasably connectable to said motor housing opening; and wherein said motor housing opening is defined by a wall depending from said lower surface and projecting into the interior of said enclosure, said wall having an angular flange depending from said wall radially outwardly from said motor housing opening.