US2005136820A1PendingUtilityA1
Vent camouflage wrap
Priority: Jun 2, 2003Filed: Jun 2, 2003Published: Jun 23, 2005
Est. expiryJun 2, 2023(expired)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:David Von Gunten
F23J 13/02E04F 17/026
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Abstract
A covering for use in combination with plumbing vent stacks and other pipe like structures protruding through the roof or walls of a house or building. The covering allows for vents to be camouflaged to blend in with the background material such as roofing. The background material is scanned and then printed onto covering material such as self adhesive labels.
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exact text as granted — not AI-modified1 . A camouflage vent and structural surface combination comprising; a cylindrical vent pipe having a cylindrical surface, said vent pipe having a first end located inside a said structural surface and a second end located outside said structural surface; said cylindrical vent passing through said structural surface; a label having a printed camouflage image upon its label surface matching said structural surface, said label applied to said cylindrical surface of said second end of said cylindrical vent pipe such that the second end of said cylindrical vent pipe is covered by said label.
2 . The camouflage vent of claim 1 wherein said printed camouflage image is a digital image.
3 . A camouflage vent adapted for use with a structural surface;
a cylindrical vent pipe having a cylindrical surface, said vent pipe having a first end adapted to be located inside said a structural surface and a second end adapted to be located outside said structural surface; a printed camouflage image covering said second end, said printed camouflage image matches said structural surface.
4 . The camouflage vent of claim 3 wherein said camouflage image matches a roofing material.
5 . The camouflage vent of claim 3 wherein the image is printed on a label that is applied to said second end.
6 . The camouflage vent of claim 3 wherein said vent is used as a vent for a plumbing system.
7 . The camouflage vent of claim 5 wherein said label includes installation instructions printed on it
8 . The camouflage vent of claim 5 wherein said label is self adhesive.
9 . A camouflage vent kit for use in camouflaging a vent through a structural surface said kit including:
a self adhesive label having an image matching the a structural surface material printed thereon, said label applicable to a vent and including indicia on said label to aid in installation of the label on said vent.
10 . The camouflage vent kit of claim 9 wherein said label indida includes installation instructions.
11 . The camouflage vent kit of claim 9 wherein the image matching a structural surface is an image of roofing.
12 . The camouflage vent kit of claim 9 wherein said vent is a cylindrical plumbing vent
13 . The camouflage vent kit of claim 9 wherein said image is printed from a modified digital image of said structural surface.
14 . The camouflage vent kit of claim 9 wherein said image is printed from a modified digital image of roofing material.
15 . The camouflage vent kit of claim 9 wherein the surface is vinyl siding.
16 . The camouflage vent kit of claim 9 wherein the surface is cedar shake.Join the waitlist — get patent alerts
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