Chimney damper
CA 2498406 C · Owner: Brown, Lawrence A. · Inventors: Brown, Lawrence A.
Overview
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A chimney damper that includes a rigid first peripheral frame surrounding an open window area a cap moveable toward and away from the open window to selectively close and open the same and springs interconnecting the cap and frame resiliently urging the cap to an open position. The springs are connected at the upper ends thereof to second rigid frame. The cap is mounted on the second frame and the latter is allowed to pivot relative to the cap. The springs and the arrangement thereof are such as to cause the second frame to rotate relative to the first frame during opening and closing of the damper with the rotation being about one quarter turn. An articulated link interconnects the first …
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- Filed February 18, 2005 and granted December 4, 2012. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended February 18, 2025.
- Certificates of supplementary protection extend only drug patents, and it isn't classified as one.
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