Attic ventilation system
AssigneeRoof Turbo, LLC
InventorKurt Greaves
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Abstract
An attic ventilation system is provided including a tube having a proximal end mounted to a soffit opening and a distal end to which a fan is mounted inside an attic space, the fan operable to pull airflow into the tube through the proximal end and discharge the airflow at a rate of at least 10 CFM into the attic space to provide ventilation thereto. The fan can be configured to be mounted to the rafter in a suspended or supported orientation inside the attic space, distal from the soffit. The system can include a solar panel mountable to a roof structure disposed above the attic space and above the soffit, and a power cord configured to electrically couple the solar panel to the fan to power the fan.
Claims20
An attic ventilation system comprising:
- a plurality of rafters supporting a roof structure under which an attic space is defined;
- an overhang extending outward from a wall below the roof structure;
- a soffit defining a soffit opening, the soffit positioned under the overhang;
- a trim ring surrounding the soffit opening;
- a flexible tube including a proximal end, a central portion and a distal end, the proximal end joined with the soffit and in fluid communication with the soffit opening, the central portion extending upward adjacent a rafter of the plurality of rafters;
- a first band fastened to the rafter and supporting the central portion in an upwardly angled orientation;
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- a fan joined with the distal end of the tube and supported by a second band fastened to the rafter,
- wherein the fan is configured to pull air into the tube through the proximal end and discharge the air at a rate of at least 10 CFM into the attic space.
An attic ventilation system comprising:
- a flexible tube including a proximal end, a central portion and a distal end, the proximal end configured to be joined with a soffit and in fluid communication with a soffit opening defined by the soffit, the central portion configured to extend upward adjacent a rafter disposed over an attic space in a building, the central portion configured to be supported adjacent the rafter and extend in an upwardly angled orientation;
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- a fan joined with the distal end of the flexible tube and configured to be mounted to the rafter in a suspended orientation inside the attic space, distal from the soffit, the fan operable to pull air into the flexible tube through the proximal end and discharge the air at a rate of at least 10 CFM into the attic space;
- a solar panel mountable to a roof structure disposed above the attic space and above the soffit;
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- a power cord configured to electrically couple the solar panel to the fan.
An attic ventilation system comprising:
- a plurality of rafters supporting a roof structure under which an attic space is defined;
- an overhang extending outward from a vertical wall having a first side and a second side disposed on opposite sides of a vertical plane;
- a soffit defining a soffit opening, the soffit positioned on the first side of the wall;
- a flexible tube including a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end joined with the soffit and in fluid communication with the soffit opening, the flexible tube extending upward adjacent a rafter of the plurality of rafters;
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- a fan joined with the distal end of the tube and positioned on the second side of the wall, distal from the soffit,
- wherein the fan is configured to pull airflow into the tube through the proximal end and discharge the airflow into the attic space.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.