Modular electronics roofing attachment and methods of use thereof
AssigneeBmic LLC
InventorXavier Riley
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Abstract
A ridge vent may cover a ridge slot in a roof of the structure to provide ventilation. A housing having a length, a width and a height that are sized to fit through a ridge slot of the roof includes a top portion proximal to the ridge vent, a bottom portion proximal to the interior of the structure and opposite to the top portion, and at least one wall extending between the top portion and the bottom portion. A securing mechanism is connected to the top portion of the housing to secure the housing within the ridge slot. An electronics bus is positioned within the housing and has an interface that enables operation of modular electronic devices that are removably positioned within the housing.
Claims22
A system comprising:
- a ridge vent configured to cover a ridge slot in a roof of a structure to provide ventilation to an interior of the structure;
- a housing having a length, a width and a height that are sized to fit through the ridge slot into the interior of the structure;
- wherein the housing comprises:
- a top portion proximal to the ridge vent,
- a bottom portion proximal to the interior of the structure and opposite to the top portion, and
- at least one wall extending between the top portion and the bottom portion;
- at least one securing mechanism connected to the top portion of the housing;
- wherein the at least one securing mechanism is configured to secure the housing within the ridge slot;
- at least one electronics bus positioned on the at least one wall within the housing;
- wherein the at least one electronics bus comprises at least one interface that is configured to be utilized to operate a plurality of modular electronic devices that are removably positioned within the housing.
A method comprising:
- providing at least one modular electronics roofing attachment comprising:
- a housing having a length, a width and a height that are sized to fit through a ridge slot of a roof of a structure into an interior of the structure;
- wherein the housing comprises:
- a top portion,
- a bottom portion and opposite to the top portion, and
- at least one wall extending between the top portion and the bottom portion;
- at least one securing mechanism connected to the top portion of the housing;
- wherein the at least one securing mechanism is configured to secure the housing within the ridge slot;
- at least one electronics bus positioned on the at least one wall within the housing;
- wherein the at least one electronics bus comprises at least one interface that is configured to be utilized to operate a plurality of modular electronic devices that are removably positioned within the housing;
- inserting the housing into the ridge slot such that the bottom portion extends into the interior of the structure;
- securing the housing within the ridge slot by the at least one securing mechanism;
- and
- wherein a ridge vent is configured to cover the ridge slot in the roof to provide ventilation to an interior of the structure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.