Ridge ventilation system
OwnerJ. Charles Headrickinventor
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Abstract
A ridge ventilation system includes a plurality of ridge vent sections joined together in end-to-end relationship covering the open ridge of a roof. Each ridge vent section has a laterally flexible central panel flanked by ventilation grids and wind baffles. Attachment means are formed on the ends of each ridge vent section for attaching the sections together and a drain trough on one end of each ridge vent section is configured to underlie the junction between two attached ridge vent sections to drain water that may seep into the junction away from the open ridge of the roof. Buttresses that support the wind baffles are configured to hold nails for use in attaching each section to a roof.
Claims28
A ridge ventilation system for covering an open ridge of a roof and promoting ventilation of a space beneath the roof, said ridge vent system comprising:
- a plurality of elongated ridge vent sections having ends, said plurality of ridge vent sections being sized to cover and extend the length of the open ridge when arrayed end-to-end on the ridge;
- each of said vent sections including a laterally flexible central panel having edges, a width sufficient to cover the open ridge of a roof, support ribs projecting downwardly from said central panel for supporting said central panel above and spaced from the roof, and a ventilation grid extending along at least one edge of said central panel for allowing air to escape from beneath said central panel to ventilate the space beneath the roof;
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- attachment means formed on the ends of each of said vent sections for attaching a plurality of said vent sections together in end-to-end relationships to form a ridge vent assembly sufficiently long to extend the length of the open ridge of the roof.
A ridge vent system for covering an open ridge of a roof and promoting ventilation of a space beneath the roof, said ridge vent system comprising:
- a plurality of elongated ridge vent sections having ends, said plurality of ridge vent sections being sized to cover and extend the length of the open ridge when arrayed end-to-end on the ridge;
- each of said ridge vent sections having a laterally flexible central panel with edges and a width sufficient to cover the open ridge of a roof, support ribs projecting downwardly from said central panel for supporting said central panel above and spaced from the roof, a ventilation grid extending along each edge of said central panel for allowing air to escape from beneath said central panel to ventilate the space beneath the roof, and an upstanding wind baffle extending along and outboard of each of said ventilation grids, said baffle being supported by an array of buttresses;
- at least some of said buttresses being configured for releasably holding fasteners for use in fastening said ridge vent section to a roof.
In a ridge ventilation system wherein a plurality of ridge vent sections are arranged end-to-end covering an open ridge of a roof, the improvement comprising attachment means formed on the ends of said ridge vent sections for attaching said ridge vent sections together in end-to-end relationship.
In a ridge ventilation system wherein a plurality of ridge vent sections are arranged end-to-end covering an open ridge of a roof, the improvement comprising drain means for draining water that may seep into the junctions between adjacent ones of said sections away from the open ridge of the roof.
In a ridge ventilation system wherein a plurality of ridge vent sections are arranged end-to-end covering an open ridge of a roof, the improvement comprising means on each of said ridge vent sections for releasably holding a plurality of fasteners for use in fastening said ridge vent section to a roof.
In a ridge ventilation system wherein a plurality of ridge vent sections are arranged end-to-end covering an open ridge of a roof and wherein each ridge vent section has a laterally flexible central panel flanked by ventilation grids with outboard wind baffles, a drain trough being formed between each ventilation grid and its corresponding wind baffle, the improvement comprising weep holes formed along each of said drain troughs for promoting the escape of water and upstanding barriers positioned along said drain trough and aligned with said weep holes for preventing rain from being blown through said weep holes and into said ventilation grids.
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