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 sides and a longitudinally-extending central section that is transparent. The transparent central section simplifies and enables accurate placement of the vent on the roof ridge.
Claims18
A roof ridge vent comprising a strip of ventilation material having a pair of longitudinally-extending outer sections that provide paths of ventilation therethrough and a longitudinally-extending central section extending between said pair of longitudinally-extending outer sections, said central section having at least one opening permitting an underlying roof ridge and slot to be visible through said central section during installation of said vent on a roof ridge
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 having a pair of longitudinally-extending outer sections that provide paths of ventilation therethrough and a longitudinally-extending central section having see-through openings that enable said underlying roof ridge and slot to be visible through said central section of said ridge vent during installation of said vent on said roof ridge.
A method of installing a roof ridge vent, comprising the steps of:
- placing a roof ridge vent over an open slot formed along a roof ridge, said vent having a pair of longitudinally-extending outer sections that provide paths of ventilation therethrough and a longitudinally-extending central section having see-through openings;
- viewing the open slot and roof ridge through said see-through openings of said central section of said roof ridge vent;
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- securing said roof ridge vent to said roof ridge after said viewing step.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.