Vent and roof vent assembly
AssigneeTS Innovations LLC
InventorTimothy L. Martin
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Abstract
A vent includes a vent body and a boot attached to the vent body. The vent body has a vent pipe and a body flange monolithically formed in a single piece with the vent pipe. The vent pipe has a vent passageway extending through the vent pipe from a first vent end to an opposite second vent end. The body flange is positioned along the vent pipe between the first vent end and the second vent end. The boot is formed of a flexible resilient material and has a first boot end with a boot flange and a second boot end connected to an outer surface of the vent pipe. At least a portion of the boot flange is disposed in a same plane as the body flange.
Claims22
A vent, comprising:
- a vent body having a vent pipe and a body flange monolithically formed in a single piece with the vent pipe, the vent pipe has a vent passageway extending through the vent pipe from a first vent end to an opposite second vent end, the body flange is positioned along the vent pipe between the first vent end and the second vent end;
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- a boot formed of a flexible resilient material and having a first boot end with a boot flange and a second boot end connected to an outer surface of the vent pipe, at least a portion of the boot flange is disposed in a same plane as the body flange, the body flange provides a primary structural attachment, and the boot flange provides a secondary seal with a surrounding surface that is independent of attachment of the body flange.
A roof vent assembly, comprising:
- a roof including a decking and a covering layer on the decking, the decking has a passageway extending through the decking and the covering layer has an opening communicating with the passageway;
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- a vent attached to the roof and fluidly connecting an area interior to the roof with an area exterior to the roof, the vent includes a vent body and a boot connected to the vent body, the vent body has a vent pipe and a body flange monolithically formed in a single piece with the vent pipe, the vent pipe has a vent passageway extending through the vent pipe from a first vent end to an opposite second vent end, the body flange is positioned along the vent pipe between the first vent end and the second vent end, the boot is formed of a flexible resilient material and has a first boot end with a boot flange and a second boot end connected to an outer surface of the vent pipe, the boot flange is attached to the covering layer and at least a portion of the boot flange is disposed in a same plane as the body flange, the vent body is fixed relative to the roof and the boot deforms to accommodate uneven roof contour.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.