Concealed roof vent and method of use
OwnerJoseph Langfordinventor
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Abstract
A concealed roof vent has a base member having a primary aperture, a top panel coupled to the rear side of the base member and extending to the front side of the base member at an increasing angle, the top panel sized so as to shield the primary aperture; the top panel being coupled to the front side of the base member using one or more support legs; and at least one secondary aperture on the front side between the panel and the base member. Air from the attic passes through the primary aperture to the secondary aperture, through channels on the underside of roofing tiles, and to the atmosphere.
Claims5
A concealed roof vent, comprising:
- a base member having a primary aperture;
- a top panel coupled to the rear side of the base member and extending to the front side of the base member at an increasing angle, the top panel sized so as to shield the primary aperture;
- the top panel being coupled to the front side of the base member using one or more support legs;
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- at least one secondary aperture on the front side between the panel and the base member.
A system of concealing roof vents, the system comprising:
- one or more tiles having one or more channels on the underside of the tile, the tiles being placed over a concealed roof vent so as to conceal the vent from view;
- the concealed roof vent comprising a primary aperture and configured to allow the egress of air from an aperture in the roof, through the primary aperture, and through the channels in the tile.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.