Patent ID: 11965339
Assignee: AMERICAN FLASHINGS AND ACCESSORIES, LLC
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E | IPC E

Claim 7:
8. A ridge vent for a roof of a building, the ridge vent comprising:
a body including a first end, a second end opposite the first end, a first side, a second side opposite the first side, and a longitudinal axis;
a top plate extending from the first side toward the second side and including first top plate side, a second top plate side and a bending region between the first top plate side and the second top plate side, the bending region overlapping the longitudinal axis and configured so that the first top plate side and the second top plate side can move and change an angular orientation relative to one another;
a first exterior sidewall extending downward from the top plate on the first side, the first exterior sidewall being angled downward from the top plate, the first exterior sidewall defining a first plurality of slots and a second plurality of slots, the first exterior sidewall and the first top plate side cooperatively defining a first recess that extends inwardly from the first exterior sidewall and downward from the first top plate side, the first recess being bounded by a first bottom wall and a first recess wall extending from the first bottom wall to the first top plate side, the first recess wall defining a third plurality of slots between the first bottom wall and the first top plate side, the third plurality of slots being located between the first plurality of slots and the second plurality of slots to provide a first contiguous vented area along the first exterior sidewall and the first recess wall; and
a second exterior sidewall extending downward from the top plate on the second side, the second exterior sidewall being angled downward from the top plate, the second exterior sidewall defining a fourth plurality of slots and a fifth plurality of slots, the second exterior sidewall and the second top plate side cooperatively defining a second recess that extends inwardly from the second exterior sidewall and downward from the second top plate side, the second recess being bounded by a second bottom wall and a second recess wall extending from the second bottom wall to the second top plate side, the second recess wall defining a sixth plurality of slots between the second bottom wall and the second top plate side, the sixth plurality of slots being located between the fourth plurality of slots and the fifth plurality of slots to provide a second contiguous vented area along the second exterior sidewall and the second recess wall,
wherein the first exterior sidewall and the first top plate side cooperatively defining a third recess that extends inwardly from the first exterior sidewall and downward from the first top plate side, distal from the first recess along the first exterior sidewall, the third recess being bounded by a third bottom wall and a third recess wall extending from the third bottom wall to the first top plate side, the third recess wall defining a seventh plurality of slots between the third bottom wall and the first top plate side, the seventh plurality of slots cooperating with the first, second and third plurality of slots to provide the first contiguous vented area along the first exterior sidewall, the first recess wall and the third recess wall;
wherein the second exterior sidewall and the second top plate side cooperatively define a fourth recess that extends inwardly from the second exterior sidewall and downward from the second top plate side, the fourth recess being bounded by a fourth bottom wall and a fourth recess wall extending from the fourth bottom wall to the second top plate side, the fourth recess wall defining an eighth plurality of slots between the fourth bottom wall and the second top plate side, the eighth plurality of slots cooperating with the fourth, fifth and sixth plurality of slots to provide the second contiguous vented area along the second exterior sidewall, the second recess wall and the fourth recess wall.