Vent cover

Abstract

A wall-mounted vent cover for a forced air HVAC system that blends into the background environment so as to be nearly imperceptible is disclosed. The vent cover includes a body portion and a recessed flange portion. The recessed flange portion is tapered and designed such that surface of the wall is substantially flush with the body portion when the vent cover is installed. The flange portion is recessed so as to compensate for the thickness of the joint compound used to mud and cover the seam between the wallboard and vent cover.

1 . An air-vent cover for use in an interior wall, comprising: 
 a body portion, said body portion comprising a plurality of openings and a perimeter, and    a recessed flange portion arranged substantially around said perimeter and having a thickness, said thickness of said recessed flange portion being tapered from said perimeter to an end portion of said recessed flange, wherein said recessed flange, when said air-vent cover is installed on an interior wall, is capable of receiving at least one layer of joint compound such that said body portion is substantially flush with an interior face of said interior wall.    
   
   
       2 . The air-vent cover of  claim 1 , wherein said plurality of openings comprises longitudinal openings extending substantially across a length of said body portion.  
   
   
       3 . The air-vent cover of  claim 1 , further comprising at least one support beam, said support beam extending across said plurality of openings.  
   
   
       4 . The air-vent cover of  claim 3 , wherein said body portion further comprises a front face and wherein said at least one support beam is located on said front face of said body portion.  
   
   
       5 . The air-vent cover of  claim 1 , wherein said recessed flange portion comprises a plurality of fastener holes, said plurality of fastener holes being capable of receiving fasteners used when installing said vent cover on said interior wall.  
   
   
       6 . The air-vent cover of  claim 1 , wherein said recessed flange portion comprises a plurality of recesses for receiving said at least one layer of joint compound.  
   
   
       7 . The air-vent cover of  claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of breakaway borders extending from said end portion of said recessed flange.  
   
   
       8 . The air-vent cover of  claim 7 , wherein said plurality of openings comprises longitudinal openings extending substantially across a length of said body portion.  
   
   
       9 . The air-vent cover of  claim 7 , further comprising at least one support beam, said at least one support beam extending across said plurality of openings.  
   
   
       10 . The air-vent cover of  claim 9 , wherein said body portion further comprises a front face and wherein said at least one support beam is located on said front face of said body portion.  
   
   
       11 . The air-vent cover of  claim 7 , wherein said recessed flange portion comprises a plurality of fastener holes, said plurality of fastener holes being capable of receiving fasteners used when installing said vent cover on said interior wall.  
   
   
       12 . The air-vent cover of  claim 7 , wherein said recessed flange portion comprises a plurality of recesses for receiving said at least one layer of joint compound.  
   
   
       13 . The air-vent cover of  claim 1 , further comprising a backer extending from said recessed flange, said backer being capable of receiving wallboard such that a front face of said wallboard is substantially flush with said body portion.  
   
   
       14 . An air-vent cover for use in an interior wall, comprising: 
 a body portion, said body portion comprising a plurality of openings and a perimeter, said plurality of openings comprising longitudinal openings extending substantially across a length of said body portion,    a recessed flange portion arranged substantially around said perimeter and having a thickness, said thickness of said recessed flange portion being tapered from said perimeter to an end portion of said recessed flange, and    a plurality of breakaway borders extending from said end portion of said recessed flange, wherein 
 said recessed flange, when said air-vent cover is installed on an interior wall, is capable of receiving at least one layer of joint compound such that said body portion is substantially flush with an interior face of said interior wall, and  
 said recessed flange portion comprises a plurality of fastener holes, each of said plurality of fastener holes being capable of receiving a fastener.  
   
   
   
       15 . The air-vent cover of  claim 14 , wherein said recessed flange portion comprises a plurality of recesses for receiving said at least one layer of joint compound.  
   
   
       16 . The air-vent cover of  claim 14 , further comprising at least one support beam, said at least one support beam extending across said plurality of openings  
   
   
       17 . The air-vent cover of  claim 16 , wherein said recessed flange portion comprises a plurality of recesses for receiving said at least one layer of joint compound  
   
   
       18 . The air-vent cover of  claim 17 , wherein said body portion further comprises a front face and wherein said at least one support beam is located on said front face of said body portion.  
   
   
       19 . The air-vent cover of  claim 16 , wherein said body portion further comprises a front face and wherein said at least one support beam is located on said front face of said body portion.  
   
   
       20 . The air-vent cover of  claim 14 , further comprising a backer extending from said recessed flange, said backer being capable of receiving wallboard such that a front face of said wallboard is substantially flush with said body portion.