Device and method of employing reusable air distribution cap

Abstract

A reusable air vent cap system which employing an easy to engage magnetic engagement between a cap and a forced air duct. In a system, the vent cap is engageable to a sealed engagement with an air vent by hand or using a pole-mounted installation tool, and easily removed from such a sealed engagement with hook adapted to engage with an aperture in the vent cap.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A vent cover for a conduit of a building ventilation system, comprising:
 a cap having a perimeter edge surrounding a central area;   said central area formed of flexible material;   a magnet positioned on at least two opposing sides of said perimeter edge; and   said cap positionable to an installed position to seal a duct communicating into a room of said building through a magnetic engagement of said perimeter edge thereto.   
     
     
         2 . The vent cover of  claim 1 , additionally comprising:
 said perimeter edge extending around said central area along a plane parallel thereto; and   said perimeter edge achieving a removable magnetic engagement between said at least two opposing sides and a distal edge of said duct communicating into said room.   
     
     
         3 . The vent cover of  claim 1 , additionally comprising:
 said perimeter edge extending around said central area along a plane parallel thereto; and   said perimeter edge achieving a removable magnetic engagement between said at least two opposing sides of a deflector component engaged with a distal edge of said duct communicating into said room.   
     
     
         4 . The vent cover of  claim 1 , additionally comprising:
 said perimeter edge extending around said central area along a plane traverse thereto from a first edge to a distal edge of said perimeter edge; and   said distal edge of said perimeter edge defining an interior circumference sized to encircle and magnetically engage with a distal end of said duct.   
     
     
         5 . The vent cover of  claim 1 , additionally comprising:
 a pole-engageable installation tool having a planar surface, said installation tool having magnetically attractive material positioned to magnetically engage said magnet positioned on at least two opposing sides; and   an attraction between said magnet positioned at least two opposing sides and said magnetically attractive material providing means to maintain said cap stationary on planar surface when said planar surface is vertically disposed during a positioning to said installed position.   
     
     
         6 . The vent cover of  claim 2 , additionally comprising:
 a pole-engageable installation tool having a planar surface, said installation tool having magnetically attractive material positioned to magnetically engage said magnet positioned on at least two opposing sides; and   an attraction between said magnet positioned at least two opposing sides and said magnetically attractive material providing means to maintain said cap stationary on planar surface when said planar surface is vertically disposed during a positioning to said installed position.   
     
     
         7 . The vent cover of  claim 3 , additionally comprising:
 a pole-engageable installation tool having a planar surface, said installation tool having magnetically attractive material positioned to magnetically engage said magnet positioned on at least two opposing sides; and   an attraction between said magnet positioned at least two opposing sides and said magnetically attractive material providing means to maintain said cap stationary on planar surface when said planar surface is vertically disposed during a positioning to said installed position.   
     
     
         8 . The vent cover of  claim 4 , additionally comprising:
 a pole-engageable installation tool having a planar surface, said installation tool having magnetically attractive material positioned to magnetically engage said magnet positioned on at least two opposing sides; and   an attraction between said magnet positioned at least two opposing sides and said magnetically attractive material providing means to maintain said cap stationary on planar surface when said planar surface is vertically disposed during a positioning to said installed position.   
     
     
         9 . The vent cover of  claim 5 , additionally comprising:
 an aperture formed in said cap; and   said aperture sized for engagement with a pole-engageable hook therethrough, whereby said vent cover is removable from said installed position to a position engaged upon said hook, by a communication of said hook in communication through said aperture and subsequent imparting of force to said hook in a direction away to disconnect said magnetic engagement.   
     
     
         10 . The vent cover of  claim 6 , additionally comprising:
 an aperture formed in said cap; and   said aperture sized for engagement with a pole-engageable hook therethrough, whereby said vent cover is removable from said installed position to a position engaged upon said hook, by a communication of said hook in communication through said aperture and subsequent imparting of force to said hook.   
     
     
         11 . The vent cover of  claim 7 , additionally comprising:
 an aperture formed in said cap; and   said aperture sized for engagement with a pole-engageable hook therethrough, whereby said vent cover is removable from said installed position to a position engaged upon said hook, by a communication of said hook in communication through said aperture and subsequent imparting of force to said hook.   
     
     
         12 . The vent cover of  claim 8 , additionally comprising:
 an aperture formed in said cap; and   said aperture sized for engagement with a pole-engageable hook therethrough, whereby said vent cover is removable from said installed position to a position engaged upon said hook, by a communication of said hook in communication through said aperture and subsequent imparting of force to said hook.