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Ventilating exhaust fan

  • US 6,488,579 B2
  • Filed: 07/17/2001
  • Issued: 12/03/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/18/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A ventilating exhaust fan comprising:

  • a fan housing having a base wall and four sidewalls attached thereto;

    a centrifugal fan scroll contained within the fan housing and extending from the base wall to define a fan wheel chamber in the fan housing;

    an exhaust outlet formed in one of the sidewalls of the fan housing, the exhaust outlet being in communication with the fan wheel chamber formed by the fan scroll;

    a receptacle panel including at least one electric receptacle, the receptacle panel pivotally coupled to the fan housing, the receptacle panel pivotable between an open and a closed position within the fan housing;

    a fan wheel rotatably positioned within the fan wheel chamber; and

    a motor supported within the fan wheel chamber and coupled to the fan wheel, the motor being operable to rotate the fan wheel in the fan wheel chamber to direct a flow of air out of the exhaust outlet.

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