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

Claim 0:
1. A ridge vent comprising:
an air permeable mat having a top side, a bottom side, opposed edge portions, and a central portion between the opposed edge portions; and
a moisture barrier positioned on the top side of the air permeable mat and configured to reduce rainwater from penetrating into the air permeable mat when the ridge vent is installed along the ridge or hip of a roof;
wherein the air permeable mat is configured to be installed along a ridge or hip of the roof with the bottom side of the air permeable mat positioned on top of a roof deck of the roof and along a ventilation slot formed along the ridge or hip of the roof;
wherein the moisture barrier is integrated with the air permeable mat and forms an outermost exposed surface of the ridge vent when the ridge vent is installed along the ridge or hip of the roof;
wherein each of the opposed edge portions includes a wind baffle extending at least partially along the ridge vent and an exposed portion between the wind baffle and the central portion of the air permeable mat configured to facilitate passage of air 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.