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A vent coupler has first and second leg portions and a latch element extending between the leg portions. The coupler may be formed from a single piece of wire and be detachably coupled to a vent damper. The latch element is inserted into a respective air flow slot of a vent cover to engage the vent

A vent coupler has first and second leg portions and a latch element extending between the leg portions. The coupler may be formed from a single piece of wire and be detachably coupled to a vent damper. The latch element is inserted into a respective air flow slot of a vent cover to engage the vent cover and couple the vent cover to the damper. The coupler may be constructed to permit flexing of the coupler during the insertion process, with the coupler being biased to engage the vent cover when no longer flexed. The vent coupler may snap onto and grip upper and lower edges of an end wall of the damper housing to mount the coupler to the damper. A filter housing may be detachably coupled to the damper housing to support a filter on the opposite side of the damper housing from the vent cover.

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[ I claim:] [1.]1. A vent assembly for a duct opening comprising:a damper having a housing with first and second end walls, each end wall having an upper and lower edge portion;a vent cover having a plurality of air passageway slots through which air passes through the vent cover, a first of such sl

[ I claim:] [1.]1. A vent assembly for a duct opening comprising:a damper having a housing with first and second end walls, each end wall having an upper and lower edge portion;a vent cover having a plurality of air passageway slots through which air passes through the vent cover, a first of such slots being positioned adjacent to the first end of the damper housing and a second of such slots being positioned adjacent to the second end of the damper housing when the vent cover is in a first position overlying the damper;a first vent cover coupler having a first end wall edge engager which engages the upper and lower edge portions of the first end wall and a first latch portion extending from the damper housing into the first slot when the vent cover is in the first position, with the first vent cover thereby being associated with the first slot, a second vent cover coupler having a second end wall edge engager which engages the upper and lower edge portions of the second end wall and a second latch portion extending from the damper housing into the second slot when the vent cover is in the first position, with the second vent cover coupler thereby being associated with the second slot, the first and second vent cover couplers thereby coupling the damper housing to the vent cover when the vent cover is in the first position, at least one of the first and second vent cover couplers comprising a resilient element which is flexed in a first direction to permit insertion of the first and second vent cover couplers into the associated first and second slots, the resilient element moving in a second direction opposite to the first direction and into engagement with the associated slot when no longer flexed.