Energy efficient cabinet toe kick vent

Abstract

An energy efficient cabinet toe kick vent is energy efficient, and provides HVAC ductwork for under-cabinet use wherein the ductwork enters a cabinet cavity and extends to the face of a toe-kick register. The ductwork has an inlet portion, a central body portion, and an outlet portion. The inlet portion is a round tubular member adapted for connection to an existing tubular ductwork. The outlet portion is a generally rectangular opening. The central body portion has two side walls, a top wall, and a bottom wall having an opening to receive the round tubular member. The exiting air is at a 90 degree offset from the incoming air. The bottom wall of the central body portion is at floor level, and the top wall is at a height below that of the lowermost edge of a typical base cabinet.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An energy efficient cabinet toe kick vent device for under-cabinet use, comprising:
 an inlet portion generally formed as a round tubular member having an interior region,   a central body portion receiving said inlet portion and having an interior region which is in communication with said interior region of said inlet portion, and   an outlet portion connected to said central body portion, said outlet portion having an interior region which is in communication with said interior region of said central body portion.   
     
     
         2 . The device of  claim 1 , where said inlet portion is a round tubular member adapted for connection to an existing tubular ductwork, and wherein said inlet portion terminates at a crimped end. 
     
     
         3 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein said outlet portion is a generally rectangular opening. 
     
     
         4 . The device of  claim 1  wherein said central body portion has two opposed side walls, a top wall, and a bottom wall, and wherein said bottom wall receives said round tubular member. 
     
     
         5 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein air exiting from the outlet portion travels at a ninety degree offset from the incoming air arriving through said inlet portion.