Patent ID: 8028475
Filing Date: 2011-10-04
Classification: E04D

Abstract:
1. A ventilating component for a building structure, comprising: a panel comprising a planar sheet material extending over a coverage area; a channel formed in the sheet material, the channel opening having at least one elongated slot facing one side of the panel and having spaced, straight channel side walls and a channel bottom projecting at an opposite side of the panel; wherein the channel has at least one ventilation opening, the ventilation opening being concealed behind the slot from view from said one side of the panel, planar portions of the panel extending on each side of channel are parallel to the plane, the channel bottom is parallel to the portions extending on each side of channel, and the straight side walls of the channel each join integrally at an acute angle with said channel bottom and with an adjacent planar portion extending on each side of channel; and complementary opposite joint structures at opposite edges of the ventilating component, such that said ventilating component is attachable to another such ventilating component by engaging respective complementary opposite joint structures thereof, wherein the complementary opposite joint structures include joint walls that are inclined away from a joint gap, and wherein the joint walls and the joint gap as assembled are placed and shaped substantially to resemble the channel.