Patent ID: 7625275

Claim:
A rain-hat system for use on a vehicle having a fresh air inlet opening for the intake of fresh air along a flow path into a ventilation system supported on said vehicle, comprising: a vehicle rain hat mounted at the fresh air inlet opening, including: a base member defining a central opening aligned with said fresh air inlet opening; and an upright wall integrally formed with said base member to provide a barrier surrounding said central opening against the movement of rainwater into said fresh air inlet opening, said upright wall including a back wall portion and an opposing front wall portion over which said flow path extends to direct fresh air into said central opening, said front wall portion having a slope gradient that is less than a corresponding slope gradient of said back wall portion such that an upper edge of said upright wall defines an upper inlet opening that has a larger area than said central opening, said upright wall forming an integral barrier extending from said central opening to said upper inlet opening.