50/60 CFM bath exhaust fans with flaps/ears that allow housings to be mounted to joists
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1. An exhaust fan, comprising:
- a housing having side walls, a top and a bottom with an opening;
a blower inside of the housing;
a motor for running the blower, the blower being vertically oriented relative to the motor; and
external flaps adaptable for mounting the housing to joists, wherein the flaps each include a single base plate having a generally uniform thickness with a flat front face and a flat rear face, the flat rear face fastened to an exterior of the housing, and a single swinging rectangular flat flap plate with a flat front face and a flat rear face, the single swinging rectangular flat flap plate having a rectangular configuration with two long sides each having a longer length than two short sides, one of the long sides attached by a hinge to one side of the single base plate, the single flap plate having both a fastening opening and a keyhole slot for mounting the housing to a joist, wherein the single flap plate is bendable from a coplanar position with the single base plate to pivot about the hinge past a 90 degree angle relative to the single base plate.
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Abstract
Apparatus, systems and methods of 50/60 CFM exhaust and ventilation fans for bathrooms with flaps/ears that allow the housings to mount directly to joists and/or other structural members inside of a ceiling or inside of a wall. The housing can include a mounting plate having a motor with attached impeller thereon, wherein the mounting plate with motor and attached impeller can be removed as a single unit from the housing for accessing and inspecting interior wire connections during inspection and for ease in replacing parts such as burned out motors overtime.
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1. An exhaust fan, comprising:
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a housing having side walls, a top and a bottom with an opening; a blower inside of the housing; a motor for running the blower, the blower being vertically oriented relative to the motor; and external flaps adaptable for mounting the housing to joists, wherein the flaps each include a single base plate having a generally uniform thickness with a flat front face and a flat rear face, the flat rear face fastened to an exterior of the housing, and a single swinging rectangular flat flap plate with a flat front face and a flat rear face, the single swinging rectangular flat flap plate having a rectangular configuration with two long sides each having a longer length than two short sides, one of the long sides attached by a hinge to one side of the single base plate, the single flap plate having both a fastening opening and a keyhole slot for mounting the housing to a joist, wherein the single flap plate is bendable from a coplanar position with the single base plate to pivot about the hinge past a 90 degree angle relative to the single base plate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A ceiling mounted exhaust fan, comprising:
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a housing having side walls, an exhaust side opening, a top and a bottom with an opening, the top being parallel to and adapted to be above a ceiling, with the bottom adjacent to an opening in the ceiling; a motor attached to an impeller in a vertical orientation; a mount plate member with an opening therethrough, the plate member having edge portions mounted by removable fasteners to internally facing side ledge clips along the side walls between the top and the bottom inside of the housing so that the motor when mounted to the plate member allows for the motor and impeller to extend through the opening in the mount member, the motor being on one side of the plate member and the impeller being on an opposite side of the plate member with a rotatable axle portion which attaches the motor to the impeller, wherein the mount plate member with mounted motor and attached impeller are removable as a single unit from the housing by removing the removable fasteners from the plate member and the internally facing side ledge clips; and external flaps adaptable for mounting the housing to joists, wherein the flaps each include a single base plate having a generally uniform thickness with a flat front face and a flat rear face, the flat rear face fastened to an exterior of the housing, and a single swinging rectangular flat flap plate with a flat front face and a flat rear face, the single swinging rectangular flat flap plate having a rectangular configuration with two long sides each having a longer length than two short sides, one of the long sides attached by a hinge to one side of the single base plate, the single flap plate having both a fastening opening and a keyhole slot for mounting the housing to a joist, wherein the single flap plate is bendable from a coplanar position with the single base plate to pivot about the hinge past a 90 degree angle relative to the single base plate. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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12. A ceiling exhaust fan comprising:
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a housing having side walls, a top parallel to and above a ceiling where the fan is mounted, and a bottom with an opening adjacent to an opening in the ceiling; a motor attached to an impeller in a vertical orientation; a mount member with an opening therethrough, the mount member having a plurality of edge portions mounted by removable fasteners to internally facing side ledges along the side walls between the top and the bottom inside of the housing so that the motor when mounted to the mount member allows for the motor and the impeller to extend through the opening in the mount member, the motor being on a lower side of the mount member adjacent to the bottom of the housing, and the impeller being on an upper side of the mount member adjacent to the top of the housing, wherein the mount member with mounted motor and attached impeller are removable as a single unit from the housing by removing the removable fasteners from the mount member and the internally facing side ledges; and external flaps adaptable for mounting the housing to joists, wherein the flaps each include a single base plate having a generally uniform thickness with a flat front face and a flat rear face, the flat rear face fastened to an exterior of the housing, and a single swinging rectangular flat flap plate with a flat front face and a flat rear face, the single swinging rectangular flat flap plate having a rectangular configuration with two long sides each having a longer length than two short sides, one of the long sides attached by a hinge to one side of the single base plate, the single flap plate having both a fastening opening and a keyhole slot for mounting the housing to a joist, wherein the single flap plate is bendable from a coplanar position with the single base plate to pivot about the hinge past a 90 degree angle relative to the single base plate.
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13. A ceiling exhaust fan, comprising:
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a housing having side walls, a side exhaust, a top above and parallel to a ceiling in which the exhaust fan is adapted to be installed, and a bottom with an opening therethrough adjacent to an opening in the ceiling; a blower inside of the housing; a motor for running the blower, the blower being vertically oriented relative to the motor; and external flaps adaptable for mounting the housing to joists, wherein the flaps include a single base plate having a generally uniform thickness with a flat front face and a flat rear face, the flat rear face fastened to an exterior of the housing, and a single swinging rectangular flap plate having a rectangular configuration with two long sides each having a longer length than two short sides, one of the long sides attached by a hinge to one side of the single base plate, the single flap plate having both a fastening opening and a keyhole slot for mounting the housing to a joist, wherein the single flap plate is bendable from a coplanar position with the single base plate to pivot about a hinge past a 90 degree angle relative to the single base plate. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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