AU2012202187A1

AU2012202187A1 - Heat Saving Vent cover

Info

Publication number: AU2012202187A1
Application number: AU2012202187A
Authority: AU
Inventors: Andrew Bawtree; Marisa Bawtree
Original assignee: Bawtree, Marisa Mrs
Current assignee: Bawtree, Marisa Mrs
Priority date: 2012-04-16
Filing date: 2012-04-16
Publication date: 2013-10-31

Abstract

Description and Operation Figure 1 discloses an air vent that usually appears high on the wall of older buildings, that allows air to flow in and out, and was specifically designed for the purpose of allowing carbon monoxide to leave the room, when the room was being heated by an un-flued heat source. Also in Figure 1 is an example embodiment of the invention which is a clear piece of plastic material that can be attached to the vent or surrounding wall using adhesive tape. The example embodiment is clear, so that the paint colour of the wall and the vent can be seen through the invention, and there is no need to paint or colour the example embodiment. The example embodiment also features holes that are to be controlled later on, these holes allow air to travel through the clear plastic sheet, but as demonstrated in Figure 2, this device will allow for the control of air flow based on the temperature needs of the user. For example, in winter the example embodiment can be closed to stop air flow and therefore stop the transfer of hot air from the room to the outside, thereby increasing the temperature in the room, or in summer, when it may be advantageous to allow air flow, that the holes may be opened to enable the free flow of air through the vent out to the outside of the building, and clear the room of hot air enabling the temperature to be reduced. Furthermore, if air-conditioning is in place in the room, the vent can be closed or remain closed to conserve the cooled air keeping the temperature in the room at the desired level. Figure 2 is an additional component to the example embodiment that fits under lips top and bottom on the example embodiment that allows this component to be slid across the face of the initial component by fitting in under the top and bottom edges of that component. When this second component is in place, all of the venting holes are covered thereby stopping the flow of air from the inside of the building to the outside of the building, thereby enabling the user to control the temperature in the room. By sliding the second component across the face of the original component, vent holes are open, and air flows from inside the building to outside the building, thereby allowing hot air to escape or cool air to come into the house, as the occupant requires. *Sumsm 14000(00 8 ~ ~ C 0 0 0 0~ga gONgging OO0000 8880 () 00 Figure 1 Figure 2

Description

Description Controlling air flow in a room by means of blocking an opening vent is well known in the art. Many devices exist that also aid in controlling the movement of air to assist in controlling temperature are also known in the art. Plugging holes around air conditioning units, and other leakage points in buildings is done on a custom basis. However, some buildings, such as those predominantly built prior to 1984 in Australia have a feature called a fixed wall vent, that was originally built to allow carbon monoxide to leave the room, assuming there is a wood or coal burning fire in the room. These vents allow constant leakage of hot air in the winter, but can be quite usable in the summer for the venting of hot air. No existing standard solution for controlling the flow of air through these vents, based on the season or comfort needs of the occupant is currently available. The disclosed invention is designed to address these issues. The example embodiment uses two pieces of clear plastic to control air flow between the inside and outside of the building, by covering existing wall vents. 1

Claims

1. A vent cover that uses two pieces of clear plastic to control air flow between the inside and outside of the building, by covering existing wall vents, and attached to the wall or wall vent by means of adhesive tape.

2. A vent cover as claimed in 1, wherein the cover is made of any other material that can be used to block the existing vents on a wall, ceiling or other structure.

3. A vent cover as according to any claims in 1 and 2, wherein any form of adhesive material could be used to affix the invention in place.

4. A vent cover as according to any claims in 1,2 and 3, wherein the cover is any form of flow control to impede or stop air flow through an existing wall vent.

5. A vent cover can substantially as herein for described with reference to figures 1-3 of the accompanying drawings.