EXHAUST BREATH ASSEMBLY WITH SELECTIVELY REMOVABLE TOP

Abstract

An exhaust vent assembly with a selectively removable top portion, comprising: an exhaust vent body having: a base wall defining a duct opening; two opposite side walls coupled to the base wall and each having an upper edge and a front edge defining an exhaust orifice opening, the upper edges defining an upper opening; a rear wall coupled to, and interposed between, the two opposite side walls; and a top wall translatably coupled thereto; and a mesh screen coupled to the exhaust vent body, wherein the top wall is operatively configured to have: - a closed position along a top wall translation path with the top wall translatably secured and covering the upper edges of the two opposite side walls and the upper opening, with the mesh screen covering the exhaust orifice opening and defining a ventilation channel enclosed by the top wall, two opposite side walls, and a base wall spanning from the mesh screen to the duct opening; and - an open position along the translation path of the upper wall, with the upper wall substantially uncovering the upper edges of the two opposite side walls and the upper opening.