Telescoping downdraft ventilator alignment assembly

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10119707
APP PUB NO 20150198337A1
SERIAL NO

14584556

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A telescoping downdraft ventilator with a system for self-aligning a vent within a housing is provided. The telescoping downdraft ventilator of the present invention comprises a housing with a side panel that includes a channel, a vent sized to fit within the housing, a drive assembly that moves the vent along the channel, and a guide attached to the vent for engaging the channel, wherein the guide is operably coupled with a biasing element. In one embodiment, a pair of guides is respectively coupled with a pair of springs and is positioned on opposite sides of the vent along a line that is substantially perpendicular to a pair of channels.

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HAIER US APPLIANCE SOLUTIONS INC D/B/A GE APPLIANCESCORPORATION TRUST CENTER 1209 ORANGE STREET WILMINGTON DE 19801

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Irgens, Christopher R Brookfield, US 15 198
Punzel, William H Edgerton, US 17 249
Sosso, Peter F Janesville, US 15 323

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