Abstract: Systems and methods for a vent are described herein. In some embodiments, a vent may be configured to be positioned in an opening in a surface. The vent may include flexible members configured to inhibit extraction of the vent from the opening once positioned in the opening. The vent may include at least one vane. The vanes may rotate such that, during use, the vanes function to control the direction of fluids conveyed through the vent. In some embodiments, vane(s) may include at least one anti-uncoupling device on a vane to prevent overly exerted forces applied onto the vane by a vent operator from uncoupling the vane from its mating frame axle.

Abstract: A motor mount adapter is disclosed which allows a blower housing to firmly hold a blower motor having a different size and shape than the blower motor originally designed to fit on the motor mounts and gaskets of the blower housing. The motor mount adapter has an outside surface which is shaped to mate with the surface of the motor mounts of the blower housing. If the motor mount surface has positioning holes, the outside surface of the motor mount adapter has projections which fit within the positioning holes to hold the motor mount firmly in place. The inside surface of the motor mount adapter holds gaskets which separate the blower motor from the motor mount adapter. When assembled, the blower motor of the blower assembly is supported solely by the gaskets on the motor mount adapter.

Abstract: A ball louver assembly for controlling the direction of pressurized air passing through the openings of a ball shaped louver. The ball louver mechanism comprises a ball louver liner, which holds the ball louver and liner inside and between front and rear retainer rings. An inner ring attached to the back edge of the front retainer ring allows the ball louver with its attached liner to be turned in any rotational direction to direct the forced air as desired. The structure of the ball louver and the liner allows the ball louver to be turned into a position to close, reduce or select the direction of the pressurized air leaving the air conditioner through the openings in the ball louver body.

Abstract: An electric motor mounting arrangement is disclosed which permits the motor to "float" within a blower housing without requiring any direct contact between the housing and the casing of the motor. This is possible because of the employment of a rubber-like gasket that supports the motor within the housing, so that only the flexible gasket makes contact with the motor. This unique gasket also provides an air space to permit air flow around the motor for heat ventilation, due to a plurality of ribs, nodes or bumps that create the air space, and in one environment, due partially to a series of aligned air slots in both the gasket and in the blower housing. The gasket together with a design configuration including spacing means prevents both halves of the motor housing from touching the motor casing, or each other, except thru a selectively dimensioned spacing means.

Abstract: An adjustable louver unit for controlling the quantity and/or direction of the air flow in air systems, such as heaters, air conditioners and the like. This louver unit includes a rotary vane assembly having a central longitudinal shaft. A blade perpendicular and radial to the shaft, and containing circular vanes projecting from the blade and at an angle to the longitudinal axis of the central shaft. This entire rotary vane array, comprising a single member is molded from a continuous unitary material having a central shaft, a radial blade and a plurality of vanes, all having been formed from flexible plastic resin, which provides for ease of assembly, durability, simplicity, and efficiency of operation.