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US 12,753,609 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.
Claims20
A ridge vent comprising:
- an air permeable mat having a top side, a bottom side, opposed edge portions, and a central portion;
- wherein the air permeable mat is configured to be installed along a ridge or hip of a roof covering a ventilation slot formed along the ridge or hip of the roof;
- a fibrous moisture barrier positioned on the top side of the air permeable mat and configured to resist penetration of water into the air permeable mat when the ridge vent is installed along the ridge or hip of the roof;
- and
- a ridge cap shingle configured to be installed over the fibrous moisture barrier, wherein the fibrous 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 of the air permeable mat includes an upstanding wind baffle extending at least partially along the ridge vent and defining an outboard edge of 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 from the ventilation slot through the ridge vent.
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A roof, comprising:
- a roof deck;
- a ridge or hip;
- and
- at least one ridge vent configured to be installed along the ridge or hip of the roof;
- wherein the at least one ridge vent 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 the air permeable mat is configured to enable a flow of heated air therethrough and toward at least one of the opposed edge portions of the at least one ridge vent;
- and
- a fibrous moisture barrier positioned on the top side of the air permeable mat and configured to prevent penetration of water into the air permeable mat when the at least one ridge vent is installed along the ridge or hip of the roof;
- wherein each of the opposed edge portions is configured to block windblown water and insects from entering an attic space below the roof deck through the at least one ridge vent, and each includes an exposed portion configured to facilitate ventilation of the flow of heated air through the opposed edge portions of the at least one ridge vent;
- wherein each of the opposed edge portions of the air permeable mat further includes a wind baffle extending at least partially along the at least one ridge vent and defining an outboard edge of the at least one ridge vent;
- and
- wherein the wind baffles comprise regions having a fiber density greater than a fiber density in regions of the central portion of the air permeable mat.
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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;
- at least one ridge vent positioned along the ridge or hip and configured to cover the ventilation slot;
- wherein the at least one ridge vent comprises:
- a mat having a top side, a bottom side, opposed edge portions, and
- a central portion between the opposed edge portions;
- wherein the mat is configured to bend along the central portion thereof during installation of the at least one ridge vent along the ridge or hip of the roof;
- and
- a fibrous moisture barrier applied along the top side of the mat so as to bend with the mat;
- and
- a ridge cap shingle installed atop the ridge vent;
- wherein the fibrous moisture barrier is configured to resist penetration of water into the mat when the at least one ridge vent is installed along the ridge or hip of a roof;
- wherein the mat comprises an air permeable mat configured to enable a flow of air from an attic space below the roof deck to pass through the at least one ridge vent and toward one or more of the opposed edge portions;
- and
- wherein each of the opposed edge portions of the air permeable mat includes an exposed portion configured to facilitate ventilation of the flow of air through the opposed edge portions of the at least one ridge vent, and an upstanding wind baffle extending at least partially along the at least one ridge vent and configured to block windblown water and insects from entering the attic space below the roof deck through the at least one ridge vent.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.