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US 11,970,864 B2Granted
Contoured mesh ridge vents
AssigneeBmic LLC
InventorsSudhir Railkar, Adem Chich, Walter Zarate
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Abstract
Ridge vents and deck covers are disclosed that have a fibrous mesh mat and a moisture barrier. The mesh mat may be contoured to define a variety of structures and may have regions of relatively higher fiber density and regions of relatively lower fiber density. Solar cells may be exposed on the ridge vents to collect solar energy when the vents are exposed to sunlight.
Claims19
A ridge vent comprising:
- an air permeable mat having a top side, a bottom side, opposed edge portions, and a central portion between the opposed edge portions;
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- a moisture barrier positioned on the top side of the air permeable mat and configured to reduce rainwater from penetrating into the air permeable mat when the ridge vent is installed along the ridge or hip of a roof;
- wherein the air permeable mat is configured to be installed along a ridge or hip of the roof with the bottom side of the air permeable mat positioned on top of a roof deck of the roof and along a ventilation slot formed along the ridge or hip of the roof;
- wherein the moisture barrier is integrated with the air permeable mat and forms an outermost exposed surface of the ridge vent when the ridge vent is installed along the ridge or hip of the roof;
- wherein each of the opposed edge portions includes a wind baffle extending at least partially along the ridge vent and an exposed portion between the wind baffle and the central portion of the air permeable mat configured to facilitate passage of air through the ridge vent;
- and
- wherein the air permeable mat comprises a plurality of sloped lands and risers configured to mimic an appearance of ridge cap shingles when the ridge vent is installed along a ridge or hip of a roof without a cap shingle installed thereover.
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A roof, comprising:
- a roof deck;
- a ridge or hip having a ventilation slot defined therealonq;
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- at least one ridge vent having longitudinally extending opposed edge portions flanking a longitudinally extending central portion;
- wherein the at least one ridge vent is configured to be installed along ventilation slot of the ridge or hip of the roof and comprises:
- a lower layer having a top side and a bottom side and comprising an air permeable mat configured to enable a flow of heated air therethrough toward one or more of the opposed edge portions of the ridge vent;
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- an upper layer comprising a moisture barrier positioned on the top side of the air permeable mat and configured to prevent penetration of rainwater into the air permeable mat when the ridge vent is installed along the ridge or hip of the roof;
- wherein the moisture barrier is integrated with the air permeable mat;
- wherein each of the opposed edge portions includes an exposed portion configured to facilitate ventilation of the flow of heated air through the opposed edge portions of the ridge vent while preventing windblown rain and insects from entering an attic space below the roof deck through the ridge vent;
- and
- wherein the air permeable mat comprises a plurality of sloped lands and risers configured to mimic an appearance of ridge cap shingles when the ridge vent is installed along a ridge or hip of a roof without a cap shingle installed thereover.
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A roof, comprising:
- a roof deck;
- a ridge or hip extending along the roof deck and having a ventilation slot defined therealong;
- a plurality of ridge vents positioned along the ridge or hip and configured to cover the ventilation slot;
- wherein each of the ridge vents comprises:
- an air permeable mat having a top side, a bottom side, opposed edge portions, and a central portion between the opposed edge portions;
- wherein, when the ridge vent is installed along the ridge or the hip of the roof, the bottom side of the air permeable mat contacts the roof deck;
- and
- a moisture barrier applied along the top side of the air permeable mat and configured to reduce rainwater from penetrating into the air permeable mat when the ridge vent is installed along the ridge or hip of the roof;
- wherein the moisture barrier is integrated with the air permeable mat so as to bend with the air permeable mat;
- wherein the air permeable mat includes an open weave mesh material configured to enable a flow of heated air therethrough toward one or more of the opposed edge portions of the ridge vent;
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- wherein each of the opposed edge portions includes an exposed portion configured to facilitate ventilation of the flow of heated air through the opposed edge portions of the ridge vent while preventing windblown rain and insects from entering an attic space below the roof deck through the ridge vent;
- and
- wherein the air permeable mat comprises a plurality of sloped lands and risers configured to mimic an appearance of ridge cap shingles when the ridge vent is installed along a ridge or hip of a roof without a cap shingle installed thereover.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.