Roof ridge vent
AssigneeRoss Manufacturing, LLC
InventorScott Ross Polston
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Abstract
A ridge vent has an elongated body, a plurality of ventilation slots, and a separation line that permits easy separation of an outer edge portion of the elongated body. Each of a first set of holes adjacent the separation line has a downwardly extending cylindrical body. Each of a second set of holes adjacent the separation line has a mating cylindrical body adapted to engage and nest within the downwardly extending cylindrical body of one of the second set of holes. Moreover, a width of the ridge vent may be reduced by separating the outer edge portion from the elongated body, overlapping it with the elongated body, and engaging the mating cylindrical bodies with the downwardly extending cylindrical bodies.
Claims13
A ridge vent comprising:
- an elongated body having a top surface, a bottom surface, and side edges separated by a width;
- a plurality of ventilation slots adjacent each of the side edges;
- a separation line that permits easy separation of an outer edge portion of the elongated body extending generally parallel to one of the side edges from a central portion;
- a first set of downwardly extending cylindrical body, each having a hole adjacent the separation line,
- a second set of downwardly extending cylindrical body, each having a hole, each of the second set of downwardly extending cylindrical bodies being adjacent the separation line opposite one of the first set of downwardly extending cylindrical bodies, each of the second set of downwardly extending cylindrical bodies are adapted to engage and nest within first set of the downwardly extending cylindrical
- wherein the width of the ridge vent may be reduced by separating the outer edge portion from the elongated body, overlapping it with the elongated body, and engaging the mating cylindrical bodies with the downwardly extending cylindrical bodies.
A ridge vent comprising:
- an elongated body having a top surface, a bottom surface, opposed side edges separated by a width, and end walls extending laterally between the side edges;
- a plurality of ventilation slots adjacent each of the side edges;
- a separation line that permits easy separation of an outer edge portion of the elongated body extending generally parallel to one of the side edges from a central portion;
- a first set of downwardly extending cylindrical body, each having a hole adjacent the separation line,
- a second set of downwardly extending cylindrical body, each having a hole, each of the second set of downwardly extending cylindrical bodies being adjacent the separation line opposite one of the first set of downwardly extending cylindrical bodies, each of the second set of downwardly extending cylindrical bodies are adapted to engage and nest within the first set of downwardly extending cylindrical
- wherein the width of the ridge vent may be reduced by separating the outer edge portion from the elongated body, overlapping it with the elongated body, and engaging the mating cylindrical bodies with the downwardly extending cylindrical bodies;
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- first and second interlocking components formed in one of the end walls, the first and second interlocking component being shaped to nest within and operably engage are attached to each other when the mating cylindrical bodies are engaged with the downwardly extending cylindrical bodies.
A method for installing a ridge vent on a roof, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing the ridge vent, the ridge vent comprising:
- an elongated body having a top surface, a bottom surface, and side edges separated by a width;
- a plurality of ventilation slots adjacent each of the side edges;
- a separation line that permits easy separation of an outer edge portion of the elongated body extending generally parallel to one of the side edges from a central portion
- a first set of downwardly extending cylindrical body adjacent the separation line,
- a second set of downwardly extending cylindrical body, each having a hole, each of the second set of downwardly extending cylindrical bodies being opposite one of the first set of downwardly extending cylindrical bodies, each of the second set of downwardly extending cylindrical bodies are adapted to engage and nest within the first set of downwardly extending cylindrical body of;
- separating the outer edge portion of the elongated body that includes the plurality of ventilation slots adjacent each of the side edges;
- overlapping the outer edge portion with the central portion of the elongated body and engaging the mating cylindrical bodies with the downwardly extending cylindrical bodies;
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- inserting fasteners through the first and second holes and into the roof.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.