Patent ID: 11970864
Assignee: BMIC LLC
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E  F  H  Y | IPC E  F  H

Claim 5:
6. A roof, comprising:
a roof deck;
a ridge or hip having a ventilation slot defined therealonq; and
at least one ridge vent having longitudinally extending opposed edge portions flanking a longitudinally extending central portion;
wherein the at least one ridge vent is configured to be installed along ventilation slot of the ridge or hip of the roof and comprises:
a lower layer having a top side and a bottom side and comprising an air permeable mat configured to enable a flow of heated air therethrough toward one or more of the opposed edge portions of the ridge vent; and
an upper layer comprising a moisture barrier positioned on the top side of the air permeable mat and configured to prevent penetration of rainwater into the air permeable mat when the ridge vent is installed along the ridge or hip of the roof;
wherein the moisture barrier is integrated with the air permeable mat;
wherein each of the opposed edge portions includes an exposed portion configured to facilitate ventilation of the flow of heated air through the opposed edge portions of the ridge vent while preventing windblown rain and insects from entering an attic space below the roof deck through the ridge vent; and
wherein the air permeable mat comprises a plurality of sloped lands and risers configured to mimic an appearance of ridge cap shingles when the ridge vent is installed along a ridge or hip of a roof without a cap shingle installed thereover.