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A vehicle hood mounted air extractor assembly for extracting air from an engine compartment. The air extractor assembly includes a louver mounted to the hood and a one piece molded plastic drain pan and screen which are integrally connected together via living hinges at one side thereof, foldable at

A vehicle hood mounted air extractor assembly for extracting air from an engine compartment. The air extractor assembly includes a louver mounted to the hood and a one piece molded plastic drain pan and screen which are integrally connected together via living hinges at one side thereof, foldable at the hinges to position the drain pan beneath the screen, then snap fittingly connected together at their other sides and then readily connected to the underside of the hood louver.

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In an automotive vehicle having a hood for covering an engine compartment and which is provided with an opening therethrough and an air extractor assembly carried by the hood and through which air from the engine compartment is extracted, said air extractor assembly comprising a louver overlying sai

In an automotive vehicle having a hood for covering an engine compartment and which is provided with an opening therethrough and an air extractor assembly carried by the hood and through which air from the engine compartment is extracted, said air extractor assembly comprising a louver overlying said opening and having spaced baffles through which the air can pass, a screen disposed in said opening and located beneath the baffles and a drain pan disposed beneath the screen for collecting and draining water, the improvement being that said screen and drain pan are of a one piece molded plastic construction, are located side-by-side in the as-molded condition and integrally connected together via living hinge means, said screen being planar and having a multiplicity of apertures therethrough, said pan having a bottom, side walls and a drain opening, said drain pan and screen being pivotally movable about said living hinge means from their as-molded position to a second position in which the drain pan is located beneath said screen, one of said screen and drain pan having a plurality of spacers integrally molded therewith and extending transversely thereof which are engageable with the other of said drain pan and screen when the screen and drain pan are in their second position to define a peripherally extending gap between the screen and the side walls of the drain pan through which air can pass, cooperable means on said drain pan and screen at a location remote from said living hinge means for snap fittingly connecting said drain pan and screen together when they moved to their second position, and means for connecting said drain pan and screen to said louver.