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

Claim 8:
9. A roof vent for attachment to a contoured metal roof, comprising;
a foot having a top surface and a bottom surface and further including: a plurality of flat sections having lower surfaces disposed in a common reference plane;
a plurality of ridges, wherein one ridge is disposed between each pair of adjacent flat sections and wherein each ridge has an upper surface that extends above the common reference plane and a lower surface that is recessed below the common reference plane to define a recessed channel in the bottom surface of the foot that extends between opposing edges of the foot; and
an aperture disposed within a periphery of the foot and extending through the foot between the top surface and the bottom surface; 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 a 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 top surface of the foot and wherein the lower edge of the sidewall surface of the cap includes at least one notch configured to receive a ridge 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 the recessed channel.