Register vent cover

Abstract

A register cover that inhibits heated or cooled air from a forced-air HVAC system from exiting a register, regardless of the material used for the register, ductwork, or building construction. The register vent cover includes a body portion presenting a front surface and a rear surface, the rear surface having at least one securing structure arranged thereon. The body portion is sized and shaped so as to correspond with and cover an air flow opening of a register, such that when the rear surface of the body portion is abutted with the register with the body portion covering the air flow opening of the register, the securing structure affixes the register vent cover to the register, and the register vent cover inhibits air from flowing through the air flow opening.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A register vent cover comprising:
 a body portion presenting a front surface and a rear surface, the rear surface having at least one securing structure arranged thereon, the body portion being sized and shaped so as to correspond with and cover an air flow opening of a register, such that when the rear surface of the body portion is abutted with the register with the body portion covering the air flow opening of the register, the securing structure affixes the register vent cover to the register, and the register vent cover inhibits air from flowing through the air flow opening.   
     
     
         2 . The register vent cover of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one securing structure comprises an adhesive layer on the rear surface of the body portion. 
     
     
         3 . The register cover of  claim 2 , further comprising a peel-off backing layer disposed over the adhesive layer. 
     
     
         4 . The register vent cover of  claim 1 , further comprising at least one securing structure on the register disposed so as to correspond with the at least one securing structure of the register vent cover when the register vent cover is abutted with the register. 
     
     
         5 . The register vent cover of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one securing structure includes a hook-and-loop fastener. 
     
     
         6 . The register vent cover of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one securing structure includes a suction cup. 
     
     
         7 . The register vent cover of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one securing structure includes a nanosuction device. 
     
     
         8 . The register vent cover of  claim 1 , comprising a plurality of securing structures on the rear surface of the vent register cover. 
     
     
         9 . The register vent cover of  claim 8 , wherein each of the plurality of securing structures corresponds with a securing structure on the front surface of the register. 
     
     
         10 . The register vent cover of  claim 1 , wherein the body portion is formed from woven polyester fabric. 
     
     
         11 . A register and register vent cover assembly for use with a forced air HVAC system, the assembly comprising:
 a register presenting a generally planar front surface, the front surface defining an air flow opening therethrough; and   a register vent cover comprising a body portion presenting a front surface and a rear surface, the rear surface having at least one securing structure arranged thereon, the body portion being sized and shaped so as to correspond with and cover the air flow opening of the register, such that when the rear surface of the body portion is abutted with the register with the body portion covering the air flow opening of the register, the securing structure affixes the register vent cover to the register, and the register vent cover inhibits air from flowing through the air flow opening.   
     
     
         12 . The assembly of  claim 11 , wherein the at least one securing structure comprises a layer of adhesive on the rear surface of the body portion. 
     
     
         13 . The assembly of  claim 11 , further comprising at least one securing structure on the register disposed so as to correspond with the at least one securing structure of the register vent cover when the register vent cover is abutted with the register. 
     
     
         14 . The assembly of  claim 11 , wherein the at least one securing structure includes a hook-and-loop fastener. 
     
     
         15 . The assembly of  claim 11 , wherein the at least one securing structure includes a suction cup. 
     
     
         16 . The assembly of  claim 11 , wherein the at least one securing structure includes a nanosuction device. 
     
     
         17 . The assembly of  claim 11 , comprising a plurality of securing structures on the rear surface of the vent register cover. 
     
     
         18 . The assembly of  claim 17 , wherein each of the plurality of securing structures corresponds with a securing structure on the front surface of the register. 
     
     
         19 . A method of inhibiting air flow through an air flow opening of a register in an HVAC system, the method comprising:
 providing a register vent cover having a body portion presenting a front surface and a rear surface, the body portion being sized and shaped so as to correspond with and cover the air flow opening of the register;   arranging at least one securing structure on the rear surface of the register vent cover; and   abutting the rear surface of the register vent cover with the register so as to cover the air flow opening of the register, the securing structure affixing the register vent cover to the register.   
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 19 , wherein the securing structure of the register vent cover is a layer of adhesive with a peel-off backing layer disposed over the adhesive layer, the method further comprising removing the peel-off backing layer prior to abutting the rear surface of the register cover with the register.