Ridge cap with asphaltic foam materials
AssigneeDevpat, LLC
InventorsGeorge F. Thagard, III, Casey G. Tzeng
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Abstract
A ridge cap includes a lower surface adapted to be placed in contact with a roof of a building, a weather protective upper surface, and first and second side sections connected to each other. The first side section is disposed at one side of a longitudinal axis and the second side section is disposed at the other side of the longitudinal axis. The ridge cap further includes an elastomeric strip and a metal strip. The elastomeric strip extends along the longitudinal axis and connects the first side section and the second side section to be of unitary construction with the first and second side sections. The metal strip backing extends along the longitudinal axis and supports the elastomeric strip.
Claims14
A method of making a ridge cap with a first width, the method comprising:
- providing a conveyor belt;
- applying a granule layer to said conveyor belt;
- placing an elastomeric strip with a second width over the granule layer;
- placing a metal strip with a third width over the elastomeric strip, the third width being smaller than the first width and the second width;
- providing a reaction mixture comprising an asphalt and a mold over the conveyer belt;
- subjecting the reaction mixture to a reaction condition to form an asphaltic foam in the mold;
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- curing the asphaltic foam, thereby forming a ridge cap.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.