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US 11,840,840 B1Granted
Collapsible roof channels
AssigneesRobert B. Jordan, IV, Eddie Alexander Meeks
InventorEddie Alexander Meeks
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Abstract
A collapsible air gap device and assembly. In one embodiment, the device comprises an upper plate, a lower plate, and a rib secured at the upper plate and at the lower plate. The result is a hybrid ventilation device adapted to ventilate an attic space in a variety of configurations.
Claims19
A collapsible air gap device comprising:
- a. a longitudinally extending upper plate having a pair of opposing hinged peripheral panels;
- b. a longitudinally extending lower plate having a pair of opposing hinged interior flaps affixed about said peripheral panels;
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- c. at least one reverse motion rib secured at said upper plate and at said lower plate and aligned between said peripheral panels.
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A ventilation channel comprising:
- a. a longitudinally extending upper plate having a pair of opposing hinged peripheral panels;
- b. a longitudinally extending lower plate having a pair of opposing hinged interior flaps affixed about said peripheral panels;
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- c. at least one reverse motion rib secured between said upper plate and said lower plate, and wherein said reverse motion rib pivoting between substantially parallel with said upper and lower plates in a collapsed position to be substantially perpendicular with said upper and lower plates in an expanded operating position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.