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

Claim 8:
9. A ridge vent system for a roof of a building, the ridge vent system comprising:
a 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, the body placed over an elongated opening along a ridge of a roof between a first roof surface and a second roof surface;
a top plate extending from the first side toward the second side and including a 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, the bending region overlapping the elongated opening such that the first top plate side and the second top plate side are parallel to the first roof surface and the second roof surface respectively, and so that the first top plate side and the second top plate side are non-parallel to one another;
a first exterior sidewall extending downward from the top plate on the first side, the first exterior sidewall is 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 so that air can flow out from the elongated opening, under the top plate, and out the first contiguous vented area; and
a second exterior sidewall extending downward from the top plate on the second side, the second exterior sidewall is 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 so that air can flow out from the elongated opening, under the top plate, and out the second contiguous vented area;

a first fastener projecting through the first bottom wall and into the first roof surface to secure the first top plate side to the first roof surface;
a second fastener projecting through the second bottom wall and into the second roof surface to secure the second top plate side to the second roof surface and maintain the first top plate side and the second top plate side non-parallel to one another;
a shingle placed over the top plate, the shingle covering the first recess and the second recess on opposite sides of the bending area;
a third fastener projecting through the shingle, the first top plate side and into the first roof surface to secure the shingle over the top plate, the third fastener distal from the first recess; and
a fourth fastener projecting through the shingle, the second top plate side and into the second roof surface to secure the shingle over the top plate, the fourth fastener distal from the second recess,
wherein the first bottom wall includes a first target region and a first remaining portion, and a first perimeter between the first target region and a first remaining portion along the first bottom wall,
wherein a first indicia element is along the first perimeter,
whereby a user can identify the first target region within the first recess via the first indicia element and install the first fastener through the first target region instead of through the first remaining portion.