Labyrinth ventilator
US4495857A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 23, 1984 |
| Grant date | Jan 29, 1985 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 23, 2004 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65D88/741
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A labyrinth ventilator is formed of a unitary structure including a housing formed of a front wall and perimetric walls, the back of the housing being open for communication with an air breather opening in a sidewall of a container. Air inlet apertures are located in the perimetric wall at the bottom of the housing. A set of transverse vanes, which serve as baffles to the flow of air, are positioned in alternating fashion along the interior of the housing to provide for a sinuous passage for the flow of air. A seal is secured within a channel disposed in the top and side portions of the rear edge of the housing for excluding rain at the junction between the ventilator and a container sidewall.
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