Wall vent for air conditioning unit

Abstract

A wall vent comprising an outlet portion and a cover configured to be coupled to the outlet portion. The outlet portion can include a first cylindrical body configured to extend through a wall, a first opening extending through the first cylindrical body, a connection port located on a first end of the first cylindrical body and configured to connect to an exhaust of the air conditioning unit, and a first plate coupled to the first end of the first cylindrical body. The cover can include a second cylindrical body and a second plate. When the second cylindrical body is within the first opening of the first cylindrical body, at least a portion of the second cylindrical body extends into the first opening of the first cylindrical body and the second plate covers the first opening extending through the first cylindrical body.

We claim: 
     
         1 . A wall vent for an air conditioning unit, the wall vent comprising:
 an outlet portion comprising:   a first cylindrical body configured to extend through a wall;   a first opening extending through the first cylindrical body;   a connection port located on a first end of the first cylindrical body and configured to connect to an exhaust of the air conditioning unit; and   a first plate coupled to the first end of the first cylindrical body; and   
       a cover configured to be coupled to the outlet portion, the cover comprising:
 a second cylindrical body configured to be received in the first opening of the first cylindrical body, wherein, when the second cylindrical body is within the first opening of the first cylindrical body, at least a portion of the second cylindrical body extends into the first opening of the first cylindrical body; and 
 a second plate coupled to a first end of the second cylindrical body, wherein, when the second cylindrical body is within the first opening of the first cylindrical body, the second plate covers the first opening extending through the first cylindrical body. 
 
     
     
         2 . The wall vent of  claim 1 , wherein the second cylindrical body comprises a second opening extending through the second cylindrical body, and wherein the second plate is configured to cover the second opening of the second cylindrical body. 
     
     
         3 . The wall vent of  claim 1 , wherein, when the second cylindrical body is received within the first opening of the first cylindrical body, a first surface of the first plate coupled to the first end of the first cylindrical body is configured to contact a first surface of the second plate coupled to the first end of the second cylindrical body. 
     
     
         4 . The wall vent of  claim 1 , wherein at least one of the outlet portion or the cover comprises two or more layers of printed material. 
     
     
         5 . The wall vent of  claim 1 , wherein the outlet portion comprises at least one of an organic material or non-organic material. 
     
     
         6 . The wall vent of  claim 1 , further comprising a sleeve coupled to a second end opposite the first end of the second cylindrical body, wherein the sleeve is configured to insulate a gap formed between the first cylindrical body and the second cylindrical body when the second cylindrical body is within the first opening of the first cylindrical body. 
     
     
         7 . The wall vent of  claim 6 , wherein the sleeve comprises a third cylindrical body having an aperture and wherein the second cylindrical body is configured to be received in the aperture of the third cylindrical body and the third cylindrical body extends around an outer surface of the second cylindrical body. 
     
     
         8 . The wall vent of  claim 6 , wherein, as the second end of the second cylindrical body is inserted within the opening of the first cylindrical body, the sleeve is configured to compress and, when the second end of the second cylindrical body is within the opening of the first cylindrical body, the sleeve is configured to seal a gap between an inner surface of the first cylindrical body and an outer surface of the second cylindrical body. 
     
     
         9 . The wall vent of  claim 1 , wherein a perimeter of the first plate or the second plate comprises one or more indentations. 
     
     
         10 . The wall vent of  claim 1 , wherein the first plate has a first tab and the second plate has a second tab, wherein the first tab is configured to couple to the second tab to couple the outlet portion to the cover. 
     
     
         11 . The wall vent of  claim 10 , wherein the first tab is coupled to the second tab via a string. 
     
     
         12 . The wall vent of  claim 1 , wherein the connection port comprises one or more apertures configured to receive one or more prongs of the exhaust. 
     
     
         13 . The wall vent of  claim 12 , wherein the connection port further comprises one or more grooves located on an inner surface of the first cylindrical body, wherein the one or more apertures of the connection port open into the one or more grooves, and wherein, when the one or more prongs are received in the one or more apertures, rotation of the one or more prongs of the exhaust away from the one or more apertures locks the exhaust to the connection port. 
     
     
         14 . The wall vent of  claim 13 , wherein, the one or more grooves comprise one groove extending around an entire circumference of the inner surface of the first cylindrical body. 
     
     
         15 . The wall vent of  claim 13 , wherein, the one or more grooves comprise two or more grooves, wherein each groove only partially extends around a circumference of the inner surface of the first cylindrical body. 
     
     
         16 . The wall vent of  claim 15 , wherein a first edge opposite a corresponding aperture of each of the two or more grooves is configured to stop rotation of the exhaust. 
     
     
         17 . The wall vent of  claim 16 , wherein at least one of a thickness of each of the two or more grooves decreases towards the first edge of each groove or the first edge is sloped. 
     
     
         18 . The wall vent of  claim 1 , further comprising a damper configured to be coupled to a second end opposite the first end of the first cylindrical body, the damper comprising:
 a fourth cylindrical body configured to couple to the second end of the first cylindrical body; and   a flap configured to open when air is travelling through the opening of the first cylindrical body and to close when the air is not travelling through the opening of the first cylindrical body.   
     
     
         19 . A method of installing a wall vent for an air conditioning unit, the method comprising:
 providing the wall vent comprising:
 an outlet portion comprising:
 a first cylindrical body configured to extend through a wall, the first cylindrical body comprising: 
 a connection port located on a first end of the first cylindrical body and configured to connect to an exhaust of the air conditioning unit; 
 an opening extending through the first cylindrical body; and 
 a first plate coupled to the first end of the first cylindrical body; and 
 
 a cover configured to be coupled to the first end of the first cylindrical body, the cover comprising:
 a second cylindrical body configured to be received in the opening of the first cylindrical body, wherein, when the second cylindrical body is received within the opening of the first cylindrical body, at least a portion of the second cylindrical body extends into the opening of the first cylindrical body; and 
 a second plate coupled to a first end of the second cylindrical body, wherein the second plate is configured to cover the opening extending through the first cylindrical body; 
 
   coupling the first cylindrical body to the wall; and   inserting the second cylindrical body in the opening of the first cylindrical body.   
     
     
         20 . The method of installing the wall vent of  claim 19 , further comprising:
 providing a damper configured to be coupled to a second end opposite the first end of the first cylindrical body, the damper comprising:
 a third cylindrical body configured to couple to the second end of the first cylindrical body; and 
 a flap configured to open when air is travelling through the opening of the first cylindrical body and to close when the air is not travelling through the opening of the first cylindrical body; and 
   coupling the third cylindrical body to a second end opposite the first end of the first cylindrical body.