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US 2015/0143760 A1Published application
Roof vent for supporting a solar panel
OwnerGregory S. Danielsinventor
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Abstract
A roof vent for supporting a solar panel is provided. The roof vent includes a vent member and a solar panel support element. The vent member is sized and shaped to mimic the appearance of a roof cover element. The vent member includes an upper portion and a lower portion, the upper portion separated from the lower portion by a gap. The solar panel support element is attached to the vent member.
Claims31
A roof vent system for supporting a solar panel, the system comprising:
- an upper vent member comprising a mounting hole extending through an exposed upper surface of the upper vent member;
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- a solar panel support element attached to the upper vent member and configured to support a solar panel at a position above the upper vent member.
A method of providing support for a solar panel on a roof, the method comprising:
- installing a lower vent member onto an opening of a roof deck to allow airflow between a region below the roof deck and a region above the lower vent member;
- installing an upper vent member above the lower vent member, to allow airflow between the region above the lower vent member and a region above the upper vent member, wherein installing the upper vent member comprises extending an extension member through an opening extending through an upper exposed surface of the upper vent member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.