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US 2010/0146892 A1Published application
Vent baffles
AssigneeGenpak Corporation
InventorsEdward W. Rider, JR., Alex P. Augustin, Christian D. Lisowy, Steven M. Driesse
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Abstract
A vent baffle can be arranged so as to direct air near an underside of a roof. The vent baffle can feature bending structures, which can allow the vent baffle to transition from a substantially columnar orientation to a bent orientation.
Claims31
A vent baffle comprising:
- a base wall elongated in a longitudinal direction;
- a first side wall extending upwardly from the base wall;
- a second side wall extending upwardly from the base wall, wherein the base wall cooperates with the first and second side walls to define a channel that is open above the base wall such that the channel is configured to direct airflow past an underside of a roof;
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- a bending region extending in the longitudinal direction, the bending region comprising a plurality of first accordion pleats arranged serially such that at least one accordion pleat is adjacent another accordion pleat.
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A vent baffle for installation in a roofing structure, the vent baffle comprising:
- a base wall elongated in a longitudinal direction, the base wall comprising a first region and a second region;
- a first side wall extending from the base wall;
- a second side wall extending from the base wall, wherein the base wall cooperates with the first and second side walls to define a channel that is open above the base wall such that the channel is configured to direct airflow past an underside of a roof;
- a bending region extending in the longitudinal direction, wherein each of the first and second regions of the base wall is connected to the bending region, and wherein the bending region is configured to permit the second region of the base wall to transition from a first orientation relative to the first portion of the base wall to a second orientation relative to the first portion of the base wall;
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- a reinforcing member extending in the longitudinal direction alongside the bending region, wherein the reinforcing member is configured to resist movement of the second region of the base wall from the first orientation to the second orientation.
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A vent baffle for installation in a roofing structure, the vent baffle comprising:
- a base wall elongated in a longitudinal direction, the base wall comprising a first region and a second region;
- a first side wall extending from the base wall;
- a second side wall extending from the base wall, wherein the base wall cooperates with the first and second side walls to define a channel that is open above the base wall such that the channel is configured to direct airflow past an underside of a roof;
- a bending region extending in the longitudinal direction between the first and second regions of the base wall, wherein the bending region is configured to permit the second region of the base wall to transition from a first orientation relative to the first portion of the base wall to a second orientation relative to the first portion of the base wall, and wherein the bending region comprises a structural rib extending in the longitudinal direction.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.