Heavy gas, including radon gas, expeller assembly

• US 5,191,874 A
• Filed: 06/13/1991
• Issued: 03/09/1993
• Est. Priority Date: 06/13/1991
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Oliver B. Mcwilliams
• Original Assignee: Oliver B. Mcwilliams
• Inventors: McWilliams, Oliver B.
• Primary Examiner(s): Joyce, Harold
• Application Number:
  US07/714,448
• Time in Patent Office: 635 Days
• Field of Search: 98/31.6, 98/33.1, 98/34.6, 98/42.02, 98/42.19, 98/48, 126/312, 237/46, 237/47, 237/48
• US Class Current: 126/312
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 7/08 with separate ducts for supplied and exhausted air with provisions for reversal of the input and output systems
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 454/909 Radon prevention

Abstract

A heavy gas expeller assembly to be connected to a furnace assembly to collect, direct, and expel harmful heavy gases and fluids, including radon gas, from adjacent a support floor. The heavy gas expeller assembly includes 1) a gas collector duct member connected to an exhaust gas duct assembly from the furnace assembly; and 2) an outside air inlet duct member to transfer fresh outside air into a return air duct member connected to the furnace assembly to replace the air and heavy gases that are to be expelled through an exhaust fluid duct assembly connected to the furnace assembly.

Claims

1. A heavy gas expeller assembly connected to a furnace assembly to remove air and/or heavy gas, including radon gas, adjacent a support floor, comprising:

a) a fluid collector duct member connected in a sealed, fluid flow manner at one end to an exhaust flue duct member from the furnace assembly at an opposite end to a collector inlet assembly positioned adjacent the support floor; and

b) an outside air inlet duct member connected to and supplying fresh inlet air to a return air duct and pulled through a filter member by a return air fan assembly in the furnace assembly for positive fluid flow discharge of a mixture of return air and outside fresh air throughout a building structure;

whereby a vacuum is created in said fluid collector duct member to receive fluid from said collector inlet assembly for subsequent discharge from the exhaust fluid duct member.

2. A heavy gas expeller assembly as described in claim 1, including:

a) a collector flow control member mounted in said fluid collector duct member to regulate and adjust the fluid flow therethrough and

b) an outside air inlet duct member connected to a return air duct on the furnace assembly to supply fresh outside air thereto; and

c) said outside air inlet duct member having a flow control member therein to regulate and adjust the air flow therethrough;

whereby the outside fresh air flow replaces the fluid flow through said fluid collector duct member and inside air that is burned and exhausted to provide replacement air thereto to maintain desired pressure conditions within a building structure having the furnace assembly therein.

3. A heavy gas expeller assembly as described in claim 1, wherein:

a lower periphery of said collector inlet assembly positioned a distance of not more than one and one-half inch inches above the support floor whereby substantial air flow is created about said collector inlet assembly.

4. A heavy gas expeller assembly as described in claim 1, wherein:

a) said outside air inlet duct member having a flow control member adjustable to regulate fresh air flow therethrough; and

b) said fluid collector member having a collector flow control member adjustable to regulate fluid flow therethrough;

whereby said flow control member and said collector flow control member are collectively adjusted to balance the fluid flow discharged from said fluid collector duct member with the fresh air flow through said outside air inlet duct member.

5. A heavy gas expeller assembly as described in claim 1, wherein:

a) said collector inlet assembly having an inlet disk member extended outwardly from said fluid collector duct member to increase the are of inlet fluid flow while positioned adjacent the support floor.

6. A heavy gas expeller assembly as described in claim 1, wherein:

a) a lower periphery of said collector inlet assembly positioned a distance of not more than two inches above the support floor whereby substantial air flow is created about said collector inlet assembly.