Door vent

• US 4,972,765 A
• Filed: 10/13/1989
• Issued: 11/27/1990
• Est. Priority Date: 12/03/1987
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Alfred R. Dixon
• Original Assignee: Alfred R. Dixon
• Inventors: Dixon, Alfred R.
• Primary Examiner(s): Joyce, Harold
• Application Number:
  US07/421,143
• Time in Patent Office: 410 Days
• Field of Search: 98/2.18, 98/119, 137/855
• US Class Current: 454/164
• CPC Class Codes: B60H 1/248 Air-extractors, air-evacuation from the vehicle interior
• CPC Class Codes: B60H 1/249 using one-way valves
• CPC Class Codes: B60J 5/0418 Water or sound barrier, e.g. watershields or seals between dry/wet compartment, sound or vibration dampers
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 13/02 Internal Trim mouldings ; Internal Ledges; Wall liners for passenger compartments; Roof liners B60R13/01 takes precedence ; padded linings for the vehicle interior B60R21/04; arrangements or adaptations of floor mats or carpets in vehicles B60N3/04; internal lining for trains B61D17/18
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 13/0892 for humidity insulation sealing strips B60R13/06
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 137/7891 Flap or reed

Abstract

A door vent having a vent formed to be slightly larger than a venting aperture in the automobile inner door panel. The vent has a second layer made of Mylar and a first layer made of polyvinylchloride or a nitrile, with an adhesive strip disposed on the top edge of the second layer. In a hinge-like manner, the vent allows air to pass in only one direction to vent the automobile interior.

Claims

1. An automobile door vent for an automobile inner door panel having a venting aperture formed therein, the door vent comprising:

a vent formed to be slightly larger than the venting aperture in the automobile inner door panel, the vent having first and second joined layers, one of the first and second layers being made of a flexible thermoset material having memory characteristics, the other of the first and second layers being made of a closed cell non-water absorbent damping material; and

means for fixedly attaching the top edge of one of the layers to the inner door panel such that the door vent covers the venting aperture;

wherein the vent is operable in a hinge-like manner to move from closed position where the vent is closed over the venting aperture, to an open position where the vent allows air passage in only one direction through the venting aperture when the air pressure is increased within the automobile, and wherein the vent is returnable to the closed position to prevent air passage in a second direction.

2. The door vent as defined in claim 1 wherein the first layer is made of polyvinylchloride.

3. The door vent as defined in claim 1 wherein the second layer is made of Mylar.

4. The door vent as defined in claim 1 wherein the attaching means comprises an adhesive strip with release paper covering the strip.

5. An automobile door vent for an automobile inner door panel having a venting aperture formed therein, the door vent comprising:

a vent formed to be slightly larger than the venting aperture in the automobile inner door panel, the vent having first and second layers, the first layer being made of polyvinylchloride, the second layer being made of Mylar; and

an adhesive strip disposed on the top edge of the second layer for fixedly attaching the second layer to the inner door panel such that the door vent covers the venting aperture;

wherein the vent is operable in a hinge-like manner to move from a closed position where the vent is closed over the venting aperture, to an open position where the vent allows air passage in only one direction through the venting aperture when the air pressure is increased within the automobile, and wherein the vent is returnable to the closed position to prevent air passage in a second direction.

6. A method for making automobile door vents for an automobile inner door panel having a venting aperture formed therein, the method comprising the steps of:

adhering a closed cell, non-water absorbent damping material to a flexible thermoset material having memory characteristics;

rolling the resultant material into a thin sheet;

applying adhesive to the top edge of one of the damping material and the flexible thermoset material;

applying release paper to the adhesive; and

then cutting the resulting door vent into a desired shape such that the vent is slightly larger than the venting aperture in the automobile inner door panel.