Patent ID: 9605435
Date: 2017-03-28
CPC Classifications: E04D,F24F

Claim:
1. A Z-shaped closure member for mounting a vent cap on a raised seam roof structure, comprising: a central member having a front face and a rear face, said central member having ventilation openings formed therein for the passage of air through said central member; an upper flange integral with said central member and extending forwardly from an upper end of said front face approximately orthogonally thereto; an upper retainer member integrally formed with said upper flange and extending from a front terminus of said upper flange in an overlying manner relative thereto to a position spaced a predetermined distance rearwardly of the rear face of said central member; a lower flange integral with said central member and extending rearwardly in an opposing direction relative to said upper flange from a lower end of said front face approximately orthogonally thereto, said upper retainer member, said central member and said lower flange defining a cavity for the insertion of a filter; and filter retention devices incorporated into said upper and lower flanges to restrain movement of said filter away from said central member when said filter is installed in said cavity.