Patent ID: 11946263
Assignee: GOLDEN RULE FASTENERS, INC.
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E  F | IPC E

Claim 0:
1. A roof vent for attachment to a contoured metal roof, comprising:
a foot having a top surface and a bottom surface and further including:
an aperture disposed within a periphery of the foot and extending through the foot between the top surface and the bottom surface;
first and second pan sections, wherein lower surfaces of the first and second pan sections are disposed in a common reference plane; and
a first rib section disposed between the first and second pan sections, wherein a lower surface of the first rib section is recessed relative to the common reference plane forming a recessed channel in the bottom surface of the foot extending between opposing edges of the foot, wherein an upper surface of the first rib section forms a ridge on the top surface of the foot; and
an annular collar having a lower edge affixed about a periphery of the aperture and extending above the top surface of the foot; and

a cap configured to extend over a hollow interior of the collar,
wherein the cap has an upper surface that extends over the hollow interior of the collar and at least one sidewall surface extending from the upper surface, wherein the sidewall surface surrounds at least a portion of the collar,
wherein a lower edge of the sidewall surface of the cap attaches to the upper surface of the foot and wherein the lower edge of the sidewall surface of the cap includes at least one notch configured to receive the ridge on the top surface of the foot, and
wherein a flange extends from the lower edge of the sidewall surface of the cap, and wherein the flange is sized to fit within one of the first and second pan sections.