Decorative air conduit

• US 9,513,025 B2
• Filed: 07/16/2014
• Issued: 12/06/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 11/15/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Yorgan Gonzalez
• Original Assignee: Yorgan Gonzalez
• Inventors: Gonzalez, Yorgan
• Primary Examiner(s): McAllister, Steven B
• Assistant Examiner(s): Hamilton, Frances F
• Application Number:
  US14/332,799
• Publication Number:
  US 20150140921A1
• Time in Patent Office: 874 Days
• Field of Search: 454/284, 454/237, 454/354, 312/107
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 13/02 Ducting arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 13/0227 using parts of the building, e.g. air ducts inside the floor, walls or ceiling of a building
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 13/068 formed as perforated walls, ceilings or floors F24F13/078 takes precedence

Abstract

Described is a decorative air conduit for use with a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system. The air conduit is an elongated tube having a hollow interior volume through which air can flow. The air conduit preferably has a right triangular cross section such that it can be positioned at or near the intersection of a wall and a ceiling within a room. The air conduit includes apertures spaced at a fixed interval thereon that allow for air to escape the conduit. The apertures can be on an upper surface of the conduit or can be on an outer surface thereof. A decorative molding can be positioned on the outer surface of the conduit and may include apertures thereon. The decorative molding can include various ornamental embellishments, and the decorative molding conceals the air conduit while providing an aesthetically pleasing outward appearance.

Claims

1. An air conduit assembly, comprising:

an elongated tubular conduit having a hollow interior, wherein said conduit is adapted to be connected to an HVAC system;

wherein said conduit comprises a cross section having a triangular shape;

wherein a first side of said conduit is adapted to be positioned against a wall, a second side of said conduit is adapted to be positioned adjacent to or against a ceiling, and an outer side adapted to extend between said wall and said ceiling;

wherein said conduit comprises a plurality of apertures disposed on the outer side thereof;

a stationary decorative molding adapted to be secured to said outer side of said conduit;

the stationary decorative molding comprising a plurality of apertures, the plurality of the stationary decorative molding configured to align with the plurality of apertures of the conduit.

2. The air conduit assembly of claim 1, wherein said plurality of apertures on said stationary decorative molding are rectangular in shape.

3. The air conduit assembly of claim 1, wherein said cross section of said conduit comprises a shape of a right triangle.

4. The air conduit assembly of claim 1, wherein said plurality of apertures on said conduit comprise a rectangular shape.

5. The air conduit assembly of claim 1, wherein said plurality of apertures on said conduit are spaced at a fixed interval.

6. The decorative air conduit assembly of claim 1, wherein said stationary decorative molding comprises ornamental embellishments thereon.

7. The air conduit assembly of claim 1, wherein said stationary decorative molding is secured to said conduit by means of an adhesive.