Patent ID: 11920351
Assignee: BMIC LLC
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E  F | IPC E  F

Claim 17:
18. A method of directing water, snow, debris, or a combination thereof, away from a hip of a roof, the method comprising:
(a) positioning a hip vent along the hip of the roof, the hip vent comprising:
a top panel having a central portion and lateral edges; and
a plurality of baffle arrays, each comprising a plurality of arcuate vanes extending downwardly from the top panel toward the roof, at least a portion of the arcuate vanes arcing in a direction away from the hip of the roof and being arranged relative to each other so that there is no uninterrupted path defined between an outside edge of the hip vent and the hip of the roof;
wherein the plurality of baffle arrays comprises at least two laterally spaced baffle arrays positioned between the central portion and each of the lateral edges, and each including at least two rows extending across the top panel and each having at least two laterally spaced vanes; and

(b) securing the hip vent to the hip of the roof such that, when the hip vent is exposed to water, snow, debris or combination thereof, the hip vent directs the water, snow, debris or combination thereof, with the arcuate vanes away from the hip vent and onto an adjacent downwardly sloped region of the roof.