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Vehicle vent

  • US 5,081,912 A
  • Filed: 02/05/1991
  • Issued: 01/21/1992
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/05/1991
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A vehicle vent for exhausting air from a vehicle occupant compartment to the environment, the vent comprising:

  • a housing having an inlet through which air enters the vent from the vehicle occupant compartment and also having an outlet through which the air exits from the vent to the environment;

    the housing having a divider that defines an upper opening through which the air flows from the inlet to the outlet;

    a float valve movable between open and closed positions with respect to the upper opening of the divider;

    the housing defining a collection chamber located toward the outlet from the divider such that water entering the vent from the environment accumulates in the collection chamber to close the float valve;

    the housing having at least one lower drain passage that extends from the collection chamber through the divider to a location toward the inlet from the divider such that water can flow therethrough at a limited rate even when the float valve is closed; and

    the housing having a drain located on the side of the divider toward the inlet so as to receive water from the drain passage for draining from the vent to the ground.

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