Adaptable exhaust fan housing

Abstract

The present invention provides an adaptable fan housing having indentation markings to facilitate the installation of the fan housing. The present invention also provides positioning clips and securing clips allowing to further facilitate the installation of a fan housing of the present invention within a ceiling or a wall. The present invention also has cover clips which allows an easy installation of a cover to be secured to the fan housing.

Having thus described the invention, it is now claimed: 
     
         1 . An adaptable fan housing comprising:
 at least one fixture marking positioned along a housing edge of the fan housing;   at least one positioning clip for operatively coupling to the housing edge at a corresponding fixture marking of the at least one fixture marking on the housing;   wherein the at least one positioning clip facilitates mounting of the housing in an opening.   
     
     
         2 . An adaptable fan housing according to  claim 1 , further comprising at least one securing clip for operatively coupling to the at least one positioning clip and the housing. 
     
     
         3 . An adaptable fan housing according to  claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of positioning clips. 
     
     
         4 . An adaptable fan housing according to  claim 1 , wherein the housing has at least one rail housing support for further facilitating the mounting of the housing in the opening. 
     
     
         5 . An adaptable fan housing according to  claim 1 , further comprising a fan unit operatively coupled to the housing. 
     
     
         6 . An adaptable fan housing according to  claim 1 , further comprising at least one rail for operatively coupling to a corresponding support of the at least one rail housing support in the housing. 
     
     
         7 . An adaptable fan housing according to  claim 5 , further including a fan cover; wherein the fan unit further includes at least one cover clip for flexibly engaging at least one receiving aperture in the fan cover to mount the fan cover to the housing. 
     
     
         8 . A fan housing system comprising:
 a) a fan housing;   b) a fan cover having at least one receiving aperture;   c) a fan unit for operatively coupling to the fan housing and having at least one cover clip for flexibly engaging the at least one receiving aperture to mount the fan cover to the housing.   
     
     
         9 . The fan housing system according to  claim 8 , wherein the fan cover has at least two receiving apertures that are offset from one another for ease of mounting. 
     
     
         10 . The fan housing according to  claim 8 , wherein the at least one cover clips has a retention width that is less than an aperture width of the at least one receiving aperture. 
     
     
         11 . The fan housing according to  claim 8  wherein the cover has an inner lip that further stabilizes the cover onto the housing.