Vent termination for household exhaust, combustion gases and air intake

Abstract

A vent termination for a gas appliance is provided, the vent termination comprising: a back which includes an exhaust vent aperture for accepting an exhaust vent and an air intake aperture for accepting an air intake pipe; a cover opposite the back, the cover including a face and a margin, the margin surrounding the face, extending toward the back and including a plurality of slots, which are for fluid communication with an ambient environment and which form a grill; a base; a top opposite the base; sides attached to and extending between the back, the cover and the top; a frame surrounding the margin and attached to the margin; and a divider disposed between the exhaust vent aperture and the air intake aperture, the divider extending between the back and the cover and defining an exhaust chamber and an air intake chamber, the exhaust chamber in fluid communication with both the plurality of slots and the exhaust vent aperture, the air intake chamber in fluid communication with both the plurality of slots and the air intake chamber.

1 . A vent termination for a gas appliance, the vent termination comprising: a back which includes an exhaust vent aperture for accepting an exhaust vent and an air intake aperture for accepting an air intake pipe; a cover opposite the back, the cover including a face and a margin, the margin surrounding the face, extending toward the back and including a plurality of slots, which are for fluid communication with an ambient environment and which form a grill; a base; a top opposite the base; sides attached to and extending between the back, the cover and the top; a frame surrounding the margin and attached to the margin; and a divider disposed between the exhaust vent aperture and the air intake aperture, the divider extending between the back and the cover and defining an exhaust chamber and an air intake chamber, the exhaust chamber in fluid communication with both the plurality of slots and the exhaust vent aperture, the air intake chamber in fluid communication with both the plurality of slots and the air intake chamber. 
     
     
         2 . The vent termination of  claim 1 , further comprising: an upper baffle which is attached to the back and extends towards the face to define an upper gap between the face and the upper baffle and an upper channel between the upper baffle and the frame, the upper channel in fluid communication with the upper gap; and a lower baffle which is attached to the back and extends towards the face to define a lower gap between the face and the lower baffle and a lower channel between the lower baffle and the frame, the lower channel in fluid communication with the lower gap. 
     
     
         3 . The vent termination of  claim 2 , wherein the upper baffle is angled downward. 
     
     
         4 . The vent termination of  claim 3 , wherein the plurality of slots terminates within the frame. 
     
     
         5 . The vent termination of  claim 4 , wherein the margin is angled toward an inner surface of the frame at an angle of 30 to 60 degrees. 
     
     
         6 . The vent termination of  claim 5 , wherein the exhaust chamber is 33 to 55 percent larger than the air intake chamber. 
     
     
         7 . The vent termination of  claim 6 , wherein the exhaust vent aperture is proximate to the air intake aperture. 
     
     
         8 . The vent termination of  claim 7 , wherein the exhaust vent aperture is beside the air intake aperture. 
     
     
         9 . The vent termination of  claim 7 , wherein the exhaust vent aperture is above the air intake aperture. 
     
     
         10 . The vent termination of  claim 8 , wherein the divider is diagonally disposed. 
     
     
         11 . The vent termination of  claim 9 , wherein the divider is diagonally disposed. 
     
     
         12 . The vent termination of  claim 7  wherein the vent termination has a depth of no more than 5 inches. 
     
     
         13 . The vent termination of  claim 12 , further comprising an outer safety cage, the outer safety cage fitting over the cover. 
     
     
         14 . A combination comprising an exhaust vent, an air intake pipe, and a vent termination, the vent termination including: a back which includes an exhaust vent aperture in fluid communication with the exhaust vent and an air intake vent in fluid communication with the air intake pipe; a cover opposite the back, the cover including a face and a margin, the margin surrounding the face, extending toward the back and including a plurality of slots, which are for fluid communication with an ambient environment and which form a grill; a base; a top opposite the base; sides attached to and extending between the back, the cover and the top; a frame surrounding the margin and attached to the margin; and a divider disposed between the exhaust vent aperture and the air intake aperture, the divider extending between the back and the cover and defining an exhaust chamber and an air intake chamber, the exhaust chamber in fluid communication with both the plurality of slots and the exhaust vent aperture, the air intake chamber in fluid communication with both the plurality of slots and the air intake chamber. 
     
     
         15 . The combination of  claim 14 , wherein the exhaust vent and the air intake pipe terminate at the back of the vent termination and do not extend into the vent termination. 
     
     
         16 . The combination of  claim 15 , wherein the exhaust vent is a B vent.