Patent ID: 7278912

Claim:
An air duct outlet, comprising: a housing comprising spaced-apart top and bottom walls, and spaced-apart first and second side walls extending between the top and bottom walls to define an air passageway having an inlet and outlet, and wherein the side walls diverge from the inlet to the outlet; a first air deflection member, comprising an elongated first panel having opposite proximal and distal end portions, and a flange extending from the first panel distal end portion at an angle substantially transverse to the first panel, wherein the first panel proximal end is pivotally secured to the housing at the first side wall and upstream from the first panel distal end such that the first air deflection member is movable between a first position wherein the first panel is in face-to-face relationship with the first side wall and a second position wherein the first panel extends in a direction that is transverse to the first side wall; and a second air deflection member, comprising an elongated second panel having opposite proximal and distal end portions, and a flange extending from the second panel distal end portion at an angle substantially transverse to the second panel, wherein the second panel proximal end is pivotally secured to the housing at the second side wall and upstream from the second panel distal end such that the second air deflection member is movable between a first position wherein the second panel is in face-to-face relationship with the second side wall and a second position wherein the second panel extends in a direction that is transverse to the second side wall; wherein an air stream flowing through the air passageway causes the first and second air deflection members to oscillate between their respective first and second positions, and wherein oscillation of the first and second air deflection members imparts an oscillating, sweeping motion on the air stream as the air stream exits from the outlet.