Ridge cap vent
AssigneeDiversi-Plast Products, Inc.
InventorRichard J. Morris
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Abstract
A ridge cap vent for enabling air exchange between an interior and an exterior portion of a roof and a method of installing the ridge cap vent are provided. The ridge cap vent is conformed to be disposed between an upper ridge cap member and a lower member. The ridge cap vent may be formed from a corrugated plastic material and includes a multiplicity of air passages extending generally transversely to a longitudinal axis of the ridge cap vent.
Claims20
A venting device disposable on a roof surface of a structure, comprising:
- an elongate ventilating portion having an interior side, an exterior side, a top surface, and a bottom surface, said ventilating portion being formed from a weatherproof material having a pair of outer plies and at least one intermediate ply, said intermediate ply defining a multiplicity of discrete air passages extending from the interior side to the exterior side;
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- a sealing portion on said bottom surface for sealingly attaching said ventilating portion to the roof surface, wherein said sealing portion comprises a closure strip, said closure strip having a bottom surface adapted to conform with a roof surface having a non-planar contour.
A venting device disposable on a roof surface of a structure comprising:
- an elongate ventilating portion having an interior side, an exterior side, a top surface, and a bottom surface, said ventilating portion being formed from a weatherproof material having a pair of outer plies and at least one intermediate ply, said intermediate ply defining a multiplicity of discrete air passages extending from the interior side to the exterior side;
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- means for sealing said ventilating portion to said roof surface, wherein said means for sealing comprises a closure strip, said closure strip having a bottom surface adapted to conform with a roof surface having a non-planar contour.
A method of providing ventilation to the cavity underlying the roof of a structure, the roof having a ridge, the method comprising:
- providing a ventilating device having an elongate ventilating portion with an interior side, an exterior side, a top surface, and a bottom surface, said ventilating portion being formed from a weatherproof material having a pair of outer plies and at least one intermediate ply, said intermediate ply defining a multiplicity of discrete air passages extending from the interior side to the exterior side, said ventilating device further having a sealing portion on said bottom surface for sealing said ventilating portion to a roof surface, wherein said sealing portion comprises a closure strip, said closure strip having a bottom surface adapted to conform with a roof surface having a non-planar contour;
- providing a ridge cap;
- forming an elongate gap along the roof ridge;
- placing said venting device along and proximate said gap with said sealing portion contacting said roof surface;
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- placing said ridge cap over said venting device and said aperture.
A method of installing a vent on a roof, the roof having a gap, the gap extending between a pair of opposed gap sides proximate a peak of the roof, comprising:
- providing a closure strip having first surface and a second surface, said first and second surfaces being generally opposed;
- contacting the first surface of the closure strip on a lower roof member on a side of the gap such that the closure strip sealingly accommodates nonplanar contours of the lower roof member;
- forming a vent from a plurality of hingedly connected vent layers, each vent layer comprising:
- a pair of generally planar outer plies, at least and
- at least one intermediate ply defining a multiplicity of air passages enabling air exchange between interior and exterior portions of the roof;
- contacting the vent over the second surface of the closure strip such that one of said pair of vent outer plies is sealingly accommodated by the closure strip;
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- disposing an adhesive material on the other of said pair of vent outer plies, the adhesive being exposable.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.