Patent ID: 9540823
Date: 2017-01-10
CPC Classifications: E04D

Claim:
1. A vent system including a plurality of vent panels, each vent panel comprising: a body having first and second inclined sidewalls and first and second end walls, wherein each of the first and second end walls includes a first set of lateral vents and a second set of lateral vents, wherein the first set of lateral vents is disposed at a first angle relative to the first end wall and a second set of lateral vents is disposed at a second angle relative to the second end wall, wherein the first and second sets of lateral vents are at least partially co-planar with the respective first and second end walls; a first arcuate vented portion extending from an outer edge of the top surface of the body to a top edge of the first inclined sidewall; a second arcuate vented portion extending from another outer edge of the top surface of the body to a top edge of the second inclined sidewall, wherein the first and second arcuate vented portions each include laterally-extending vent supports that define a plurality of vent openings that support the flow of air therethrough; a plurality of flexure vanes disposed on each of the first and second inclined sidewalls, wherein a flexure channel is disposed adjacent to each of the plurality of flexure vanes that allow for some flexure of the vent panel; a plurality of primary buttresses disposed in a parallel arrangement on an underside of the plurality of vent panels, wherein each of the plurality of primary buttresses is disposed substantially normal to the body; a plurality of secondary buttresses disposed parallel to the plurality of primary buttresses on the underside of the plurality of vent panels, the primary and secondary buttresses disposed in an alternating arrangement to provide increased flexibility to the first and second arcuate vented portions and the plurality of flexure vanes, wherein the secondary buttresses are linear members positioned solely within the body portion and are free of engagement with the first and second arcuate vented portions; and a plurality of weep holes disposed on each of the first and second inclined sidewalls.