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A register assembly for covering an air duct opening is comprised of a faceplate, a base, a damper mechanism and a filter frame that are easily assembled together. Most if not all of the component parts may be constructed of plastic reducing the manufacturing cost of the register assembly. The facep

A register assembly for covering an air duct opening is comprised of a faceplate, a base, a damper mechanism and a filter frame that are easily assembled together. Most if not all of the component parts may be constructed of plastic reducing the manufacturing cost of the register assembly. The faceplate can be snapped onto the base or manually removed from the base without the use of fasteners or tools. The faceplate is replaceable, allowing the use of various ornamental designs of the faceplate grid on the same base containing the damper mechanism and filter frame. The filter frame is easily removed from the base to allow replacement or cleaning of the filter materials supported in the frame.

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[ What is claimed:] [1.] A register assembly for covering an air duct opening, the register assembly comprising:a base having a boxlike shape with a first pair of spaced, opposed sidewalls and a second pair of spaced, opposed sidewalls enclosing an interior of the base, the base having top and botto

[ What is claimed:] [1.] A register assembly for covering an air duct opening, the register assembly comprising:a base having a boxlike shape with a first pair of spaced, opposed sidewalls and a second pair of spaced, opposed sidewalls enclosing an interior of the base, the base having top and bottom openings providing access to the base interior, one of the sidewalls having a filter slot therethrough;at least one damper is mounted on the base for movement of the damper between a closed position where the damper blocks a free flow of air through the base interior, and an open position where the damper does not block the free flow of air through the base interior;a filter that is inserted into and removable from the filter slot, the filter extending across the base interior between the top and bottom openings;a faceplate is removably attached to the base across the opening, the faceplate has a top surface and a bottom surface, a number of tabs project downwardly from the faceplate bottom surface and each tab has a hole therein; anda number of pawls equal to the number of tabs project inwardly from the base sidewalls toward the base interior and into the holes in the tabs.