Roof ridge vent
AssigneeBenjamin Obdyke Incorporated
InventorMichael Coulton
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Abstract
A ridge vent, roof ridge vent installation, and method of installing a ridge vent is provided. Preferably, the ridge vent includes a ventilation material that has opposite longitudinally-extending side edges that are covered with an air permeable filter material. A longitudinally-extending central section of the vent is not covered by the air permeable filter material, is transparent, and enables a ventilating air flow to pass through the vent in a manner requiring only a single pass through the air permeable material. This permits greater air flow through the vent, and the transparent central section simplifies and enables accurate placement of the vent on the roof ridge.
Claims23
A roof ridge vent, comprising:
- a continuous, elongate strip of ventilation material providing a plurality of ventilation passageways therein and having a pair of longitudinally-extending outer peripheral side edges that provide paths of ventilation therethrough;
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- air permeable filter material attached to said ventilation material;
- said ventilation material having a longitudinally-extending central section extending between a pair of longitudinally-extending outer sections and having upper and lower faces that extend across said central and outer sections;
- said filter material extending on said side edges and said upper and lower faces of said outer sections of said ventilation material;
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- at least a portion of said upper and lower faces of said central section of said ventilation material remaining exposed and uncovered by said filter material.
A roof ridge vent, comprising:
- a continuous strip of openwork material providing a plurality of ventilation passageways therein and having a pair of longitudinally-extending outer peripheral side edges that provide paths of ventilation therethrough;
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- air permeable filter material attached to said openwork material;
- said openwork material having a longitudinally-extending central section extending between a pair of longitudinally-extending outer sections and having upper and lower faces that extend across said central and outer sections;
- said filter material extending on said side edges and said upper and lower faces of said outer sections of said openwork material;
- at least a portion of said upper and lower faces of said central section of said openwork material remaining exposed and uncovered by said filter material;
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- said central section of said openwork material having a plurality of openings so that said central section is substantially transparent;
- whereby, during installation of said vent on an underlying roof ridge having an open slot, the underlying roof ridge and slot are clearly visible to an installer of said vent through said central section of said vent.
A roof ridge vent installation comprising a roof having a ridge with an elongate open slot, a ridge vent secured to said roof overlying said ridge and open slot, and cap shingles secured to said roof and overlying said ridge vent, said vent being a length of ventilation material providing ventilation passageways therein and having a pair of longitudinally-extending side edges that provide paths of ventilation therethrough, said ventilation material having a longitudinally-extending central section extending between a pair of longitudinally-extending outer sections, said central section being substantially transparent, whereby, during installation of said vent on said roof ridge, said underlying roof ridge and slot are visible through said central section of said ridge vent.
A method of installing a roof ridge vent, comprising the steps of:
- placing an elongate strip of openwork material over an open slot formed along a roof ridge, said openwork material providing a plurality of ventilation passageways therein and having a pair of longitudinally-extending outer peripheral side edges that provide paths of ventilation therethrough;
- viewing the open slot and roof ridge through a longitudinally-extending central portion of said openwork material to ensure proper alignment of said openwork material on the roof ridge;
- securing said openwork material to said roof ridge after said viewing step.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.