HOOD MOUNTED DISPLAY SYSTEM

• US 20080102743A1
• Filed: 12/16/2005
• Published: 05/01/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 04/25/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Independent, Inc. (Ennis Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Independent, Inc. (Ennis Incorporated)
• Inventors: Williams, Steve
• Application Number:
  US11/306,144
• Publication Number:
  US 20080102743A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 454/56
• CPC Class Codes: F24C 15/20 Removing cooking fumes parts, details or accessories of cooking-vessels for withdrawing or condensing cooking vapours from such vessels A47J36/38
• CPC Class Codes: F24C 15/2035 Arrangement or mounting of filters F24C15/2021 takes precedence; filters per se B01D46/00

Abstract

The present invention comprises a hood for mounting above an area where air is desired to be exhausted. The hood includes a frame having a front wall and a cavity. A filter may be mounted to the frame in the cavity. A video display is mounted to the front wall. The video display can show a video presentation.

Claims

1. A hood for exhausting air comprising:

a frame having a front wall and side walls defining a cavity, the cavity being adapted to allow airflow; and

a video display mounted to the front wall, the wall separating the cavity from the video display.

2. The hood of claim 1, further comprising a recess located in the front wall, the video display being mounted in the recess.

3. The hood of claim 1, wherein a fastener retains the video display to the frame.

4. The hood of claim 1, wherein a fan is mounted to the frame for cooling the video display.

5. The hood of claim 1, wherein an insulation is mounted to the frame for insulating the video display.

6. The hood of claim 1, wherein a cover is mounted over the video display to protect the video display.

7. The hood of claim 1, wherein a filter is mounted to the frame for filtering air.

8. The hood of claim 1, wherein a fan is mounted to the frame for drawing air through the filter.

9. A hood for removing air comprising:

a frame having a front wall, and side walls defining a cavity, the frame further having a bottom opening;

a bracket mounted to the frame and located in the cavity, the bracket being adapted to hold at least one filter; and

a video display mounted to the front wall.

10. The hood of claim 9, wherein a bracket and fastener retains the video display to the front wall.

11. The hood of claim 9, wherein a coaxial cable is connected to the video display.

12. The hood of claim 11, wherein the front wall has a recess, the video display being mounted in the recess.

13. The hood of claim 9, wherein a filter is mounted to the bracket and is adapted to filter air drawn through the opening.

14. The hood of claim 9, wherein a rear wall separates the video display from the cavity.

15. The hood of claim 9, wherein a fan is mounted to the frame in the cavity.

16. A hood assembly comprising:

frame means;

filter means mounted to the frame means for filtering an air stream; and

video display means mounted to the frame means for displaying a video presentation.

17. The hood assembly of claim 16, wherein the frame means further comprises:

a front wall;

a back wall;

a top wall;

a first and second side wall;

the walls defining a cavity; and

a bracket mounted to at least one of the walls and supporting the filter means.

18. The hood assembly of claim 16, further comprising fan means for moving air through the filter means.

19. A method of removing air from a cooking area comprising:

moving air from the cooking area to an exhaust port; and

displaying a video presentation on a video display, the video display being visible from the cooking area.

20. The method of claim 19, further comprising passing the air through a filter prior to moving to the exhaust port.