US1624225A - Register hood - Google Patents

Description

Patented Apr. 12, 1927.

UNITED STA'EES PATENT ()FFICE.

VIILLIAIII S. ELTERS, OE DAYTON, OHIG, ASSIGNOR, BY DIRECT AND IJIESNE ASSIGN- EENTS, TO THE GEM CITY SHEET METAL CGMPANY, F DAYTON, OHIO, A CORPORA- TIO'N OF OHIO.

REGISTER HOOD.

M invention relates to heating and ventilating apparatus and more particularly to a hood or cow for wall registers, by which outgoing or incoming air currents may be controlled and directed.

The invention contemplates a shelf-like hood or cowl, engage-able with the upper end of the vertically disposed wall register in such relation as to overhang the register grid or grille to distribute and diffuse cur rents of warm or cold air emitted from such register, and particularly to protect the wall area above such register from lodg ment of dirt, dust and grime. As is generally recognized, dust particles are carried upward by the hot air currents, from a wall register of a heating system, and not infrequently such hot air heating systems disperse more or less smoke in the room. This smoke and dust particles find lodgement upon the wall. area above the register, presenting an un sightly and nnpleasing appearance. Moreover, the hot air through such register rises toward the ceiling. close to the wall of the room and is not ordinarily diffused and distributed. It sets up air currents and eddies, passing directly from the register toward the ceiling of the room without a reasonable amount of circulation and hence without giving off the heat units.

The object of the present invention is to afford a simple, economical. but eflicient hood or cowl, easily applicable to ordinary wall registers which will tend to distribute and diiluse the air current from such regis ters, and induce a wide circulation through the room, and avoid the carrying upward of dust dirt and grime, to find lodgen'lent upon the wall immediately above the register.

A further object of the invention is to provide such a hood or cowl which will 3e capable of being knocked down or collapsed Serial No. 533,204.

viously not necessarily the only form of embodiment of the invention, Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a wall register, to which the hood or cowl forming the subject matter hereof has been applied. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the hood or cowl removed from the register and viewed from the rear.

Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view of the assembled hood or cowl applied to a register.

Like parts are indicated by similar characters of reference throughout the several views.

In the accompanying drawing, 1 indicates the wall register of ordinary form, which as usually constructed comprises a grid or grille, surrounded by a border or frame 2, which normally bears against the wall surface.

In the particular embodiment of the in vention illustrated in the drawing, there are employed two oppositely disposed spaced heads or ends 33, ofsubstantially triangular or bracketlike form. These heads or ends 3 may be stamped from sheet metal or may be cast or formed from other suitable material as is desired. These heads may be ornamented by any suitable style of borders and panels, formed by embossing, indenting, marking, etching or otherwise as may be most convenient and suitable. The brackets or heads 3 are formed with marginal inwardly projecting flanges 4, along their upper edges. lnterposed between the heads 3 and overhung by such marginal flanges l is a roof sheet 5, preferably though not necessarily of sheet metal. This sheet 5 is inturned or rolled upon itself along its forward margin to form an integral tube or hollow roll 6. The roof sheet extends thence downwardly and rearwardly following the outline of the bracket or head 3, being deflected downwardly upon a short radius as it approaches the plane of the wall. At a point substantially on a level with the top edge or margin of the register 1, the roof sheet is flanged outwardly at 7, and thence downwardly at 8 to-form an offset or rabbet for engagement over the top edge of the register 1. The heads 3 and intermediate roof sheet 5 are held in assembled relation by tie rods 9 and 10. The tie rod 9 at the forward angle of the bracket extends within the tubular marginal roll 6 of the roof sheet, and projects through the heads 3 at its opposite ends,

where it carries clamp nuts 11. The second tie rod 10 extends beneath the roof sheet 5 and connects the brackets or heads 3 at approxi mately their upper rear angle. By means of these tie rods, the parts are firmly and securely held in assembled relation to form a rigid hood structure, having the free downwardly extending blade or tongue 8 at its rear. By Slightly loosening the register 1 from the supporting wall, this blade or tongue 8 forming the downwardly extended portion of the roof sheet 5, may be projected behind the border or frame of the register, as shown particularly in Fig. 3, while the brackets or heads 3 bear against the front face of the border or frame of the register adjacent to the ends thereof. The offset or shoulder 7 forms a seat which rests upon the top edge of the register frame, and upon which the brackets or heads fulcrum.

The bracket and roof sheet may be formed of any suitable convenient or pleasing contour. In the present instance, the roof sheet is of substantially ogee shape, which for ordinary use will be found quite suitable. The length of the hood or cowl agrees substantially with that of the register, whereby the brackets or heads 3 may rest either directly upon the face of the register frame or border 2 approximately at the margins thereof, or upon the adjacent wall surface in close proximity to the edge of the register frame. The brackets and roof sheet may be of any extent whereby the hood may extend to a greater or less distance outwardly from the wall above the level of the register. By disengaging the clamp nuts from the tie rods 9 and 10 the structure may be separated into component parts, permitting them to be arranged in compact form for convenient shipment or storage.

From the above description it will be apparent that there is thus provided a device of the character described possessing the particular features of advantage before enumerated as desirable, but which obviously is susceptible of modification in its form, proportions, detail construction and arrangement of parts without departing from the principle involved or sacrificing any of the advantages.

lVhile in order to comply with the statute the invention has been described in language more or less specific as to structu al features it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the specific details shown, but that the means and construction herein disclosed comprises the preferred form of several modes of putting the invention into effect and the invention is therefore claimed in any of its forms or modifications within the legitimate and valid scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

1. A hood for wall registers comprising a shelf like deflector of substantially ogee form, detachably engageable with the top edge of the register plate and extending outwardly and upwardly therefrom and end brackets detachably engaged with said defiector and bearing against the forward face of the register plate.

2. A hood for wall registers, comprising a deflector plate of substantially ogee form terminating above the level of the upper edge of the register, the rear edge of which is offset and projected thence downwardly from said offset to form a dependent marginal flange eugageable behind. the upper part of a wall register upon the top edge of which the offset formed in said plate is seated and terminal braces for said deflector plate resting against the face of the register.

3. A hood for wall registers comprising end brackets, an intermediate deflector plate, a tie rod connecting the end brackets, the forward edge of the deflector plate being bent upon itself to enclose the tie rod, and means independent of said end brackets for detachably engaging the hood with a well register, in overhanging relation.

4. A hood for wall registers comprising a pair of spaced bracket like ends, bearing upon the face of the register near the top thereof, and an intermediate deflector sheet detachably carried by the bracket like ends, the rear margin of which is adapted to rest upon the top edge of the register and project thence behind the register to support the structure in overhanging relation.

5. A hood for wall registers or the like comprising a shelf like deflector of substantially ogee form, and end walls connected thereto, the structure being engageable with the top margin of a wall register with the deflector plate extending outwardly and upwardly therefrom, the rear margin of the deflector plate and the end walls being spaced apart to enable the structure to straddle the margin of the register with the margin of the deflector plate engaging the rear face and the end walls engaging the front face of the register plate.

6. A hood for wall registers, comprising a shelf like deflector extending outwardly and upwardly from the top edge of a wall register in inclined relation to the plane of the register, and substantially triangular end bracket-s, one side of each of such triangular brackets being alined with the register, said end brackets being engaged with the shelf like deflector, the rear margin of the deflector and said end brackets engaging to the rear and in front of the wall register respectively in straddle relation with the top margin thereof.

In testimony whereof, l have hereunto set my hand this 13th day of January A. D. 1922.

"WILLIAM S. ELTERS.

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