Ridge cap vent
AssigneeDiversi-Plast Products, Inc.
InventorRichard J. Morris
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Abstract
A ridge cap vent for enabling air exchange between an interior and an exterior portion of a roof and a method of installing the ridge cap vent are provided. The ridge cap vent is conformed to be disposed between an upper ridge cap member and a lower member. The ridge cap vent may be formed from a corrugated plastic material and includes a multiplicity of air passages extending generally transversely to a longitudinal axis of the ridge cap vent.
Claims29
A vent disposable on a roof proximate an edge of a gap, the gap defined proximate a roof peak, the vent comprising a plurality of hingably connected vent layers, each vent layer comprising:
- a generally planar first ply;
- and
- a second ply,
- the first and second plies joined to define a multiplicity of air passages enabling air exchange between interior and exterior portions of the roof, the vent being conformed to be disposable between an upper roof member and a lower roof member.
A roofing system, comprising:
- a vent disposable on a roof proximate an edge of a gap defined proximate a roof peak, the vent comprising a plurality of vent layers, each vent layer comprising:
- a pair of generally planar first plies, and
- a second ply disposed between the first plies, the first and second plies joined to define a multiplicity of air passages enabling air exchange between interior and exterior portions of the roof, adjacent vent layers being hingably connected.
A vent disposable on a roof between an upper roof member and a lower roof member, the vent comprising a plurality of hingably connected vent layers, each vent layer comprising:
- a pair of generally planar first plies;
- at least one second ply;
- and
- means for air exchange between the interior and exterior of the roof, said air exchange means being at least partially defined by a cooperation between said first and second plies, said air exchange means enabling fluid exchange between the interior and the exterior of the roof, said vent conformed to be disposable between the upper roof member and the lower roof member.
A method of installing a vent on a roof with a gap proximate a peak of the roof, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing the vent, the vent comprising a plurality of vent layers, adjacent pairs of vent layers being hingably connected, each vent layer comprising:
- a generally planar first ply, and
- a second ply,
- the first and second plies being joined to define a multiplicity of air passages enabling air exchange between interior and exterior portions of the roof, the vent conformed to be disposable between a roof cap and a lower roof member;
- and
- placing the vent proximate the gap.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.