Protective Construction Ventilation Register

Abstract

One possible embodiment of the invention could be a protective construction ventilation register and a methodology of operating same. One possible version of the register could comprise of a framework having a peripheral flange attached to an overlying flange, the peripheral flange further defining an air passage; a grid work attached to the overlying flange and located within at least a portion of the air passage; a set of two flexible flaps overlaying the grid work, each flap having an attached edge securing the flap to the overlying flange and unattached edge; a set of deflectors located under grid work that directs the forced air from the underneath the grid work towards unattached edges; wherein the flaps can move from a first closed position covering the grid work to a second open position that has an angle that is less then perpendicular to the plane of the overlying flange.

1 . A protective construction ventilation register comprising:
 (A) a framework, the framework having defining an air passage;   (B) a set of flexible flaps, the flaps reversibly covering the air passage, each flap having two edges, an attached edge attached to the framework and unattached edge that abuts the second unattached edge of the other flap, the flaps moving from a first closed position covering the air passage to a second open position uncovering the air passage;   (C) a set of deflectors located in the air passage, the deflectors directing the forced air from air passage towards the unattached edges and away from the attached edges.   
   
   
       2 . The protective construction ventilation register of  claim 1  wherein the deflectors in directing forced air provides the second open position with an operating angle that is less then ninety degrees. 
   
   
       3 . The protective construction ventilation register of  claim 1 , wherein the set of deflectors are a pair of inverted, L-shaped strips. 
   
   
       4 . The protective construction ventilation register of  claim 3 , wherein the strips direct forced air away from the attached edges of the flexible strip. 
   
   
       5 . The protective construction ventilation register of  claim 4 , wherein strips in directing the forced air provides the second open position that is less than perpendicular to a plane of the overlying flange. 
   
   
       6 . The protective construction ventilation register of  claim 3 , wherein the strips are comprised of a top section and a bottom section, the bottom section attaches to framework. 
   
   
       7 . The protective construction ventilation register of  claim 6 , wherein the top section directs forced air towards the attached edges and away from the unattached edges. 
   
   
       8 . The protective construction ventilation register of  claim 1  further comprising an attachment means securing the attached ends to the framework predispose the flexible of laps towards the first closed position. 
   
   
       9 . The protective construction ventilation register of  claim 1  further comprising a grid work, the grid work attached to the framework and located within at least a portion of the air passage, the set of flexible flaps reversibly overlying the grid work. 
   
   
       10 . A method of operating a protected construction ventilation register comprising of the steps, not necessarily in the order set forth:
 (A) providing a ventilation register having a framework defining an air passage, a set of flexible flaps having attached and unattached edges, the flexible flaps move from a closed position covering an air passage to an open position allowing passage of forced air through the air passage, and a set of deflectors to direct forced air to unattached edges of flexible flaps,   (B) passing forced air to the protected construction ventilation register;   (C) directing forced air toward unattached edges;   (D) deflecting forced air away from the attached edges; and   (E) moving the flaps from the closed position to the open position, the open position having an operating angle of less than ninety degrees.   
   
   
       11 . The method of  claim 10  further comprising of directing air towards the unattached portions of the flexible flaps. 
   
   
       12 . The method of  claim 10  wherein the open position is less than perpendicular to the plane of the overlying flange. 
   
   
       13 . The method of  claim 10  further comprising of preventing the flaps from folding over themselves. 
   
   
       14 . A protective construction ventilation register comprising of:
 (A) a framework means for defining an air passage;   (B) a flap means for reversibly covering an air passage, the flap means having a unattached and attached edges   (C) a grid means for support a flap means, and   (D) a deflector means for directing air to an unattached edges of the flap means.   
   
   
       15 . The protective construction ventilation register of  claim 14  further comprising an attachment means for securing the attached edges to the framework to predispose the flap means towards a first closed position. 
   
   
       16 . The protective construction ventilation register of  claim 15  wherein deflector means deflects forced air away from attached edges to hold the flap means in a second open position that has less than ninety degree angle of operation. 
   
   
       17 . The protective construction ventilation register of  claim 16  wherein the second open position that has less than ninety degree angle of operation prevents the flap means from folding over. 
   
   
       18 . The protective construction ventilation register of  claim 14  wherein the deflector means is a pair of inverted, L-shaped strips. 
   
   
       19 . The protective construction ventilation register of  claim 18  wherein the pair of inverted, L-shaped strips is located under the grid means.