US 5,651,734 AGranted

Ridge cap roof ventilator applied in roll form and method of use

AssigneeLiberty Diversified Industries

InventorRichard J. Morris

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Abstract

A rolled ridge vent comprising a longitudinal blank of corrugated plastic sheet material having an undivided top panel extending its length, and segmented portions extending laterally from each side of the top panel scored to be folded into opposing pairs of vent parts. Adjacent segmented portions may be cut entirely through or perforated for manual separation. The entire blank is spiral rolled in the longitudinal direction. The ridge vent is installed by placing the roll on the peak of the roof with the free end extending over the top and oriented away from the direction of installation. The blank is unrolled to expose at least one pair of segmented portions, which are then folded under the top panel to form the vent parts and fastened to the roof. This process is repeated until the desired length is installed. Foam end caps and air deflectors optionally may be installed.

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Dependent claims

A method for installing a ridge vent onto a roof defining an opening, said ridge vent having a top panel and a pair of opposing vent parts disposed on each side of said opening, said top panel and said vent parts being fabricated from a corrugated material defining a multiplicity of air passages, said method comprising the steps of:

providing a blank in a spiral rolled configuration, said blank having a length and being cut and scored to form said top panel extending generally along said length and a plurality of segmented portions hingedly connected to said top panel, each of said plurality of segmented portions defining one or more panels;
positioning said blank in said spiral rolled configuration on the roof proximate to the opening;
unrolling at least a portion of said blank so as to expose at least a first opposing pair of said segmented portions disposed on opposing sides of said top panel;
folding said first opposing pair of said segmented portions to define a first portion of the pair of vent parts disposed on opposing sides of the opening;
unrolling a further portion of said blank so as to expose at least a subsequent opposing pair of said segmented portions disposed on opposing sides of said top panel;
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folding said subsequent opposing pair of said segmented portions to define a second portion of the pair of vent parts disposed on opposing sides of the opening.

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