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

Claim 6:
7. A ridge vent for a roof of a building, the 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;
a top plate extending from the first side toward the second side and including 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 and configured so that the first top plate side and the second top plate side can move and change an angular orientation relative to one another;
a first exterior sidewall extending downward from the top plate on the first side, the first exterior sidewall being 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;
a second exterior sidewall extending downward from the top plate on the second side, the second exterior sidewall being 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; and
a first lip extending away from the first exterior sidewall;
a first end wall extending upward from the first lip, opposing the first and second plurality of slots,
wherein at least one of the first end wall and the first lip define a first plurality of drain holes, the drain holes intermittently disposed along the at least one of the first end wall and the first lip,
wherein a first drain hole is disposed in front of the first recess.