Patent ID: 8083576
Filing Date: 2011-12-27
Classification: E04D,F24F

Abstract:
1. A ventilated tile roof, comprising: a support structure; a vent opening through the support structure located along a ridge of the roof; a plurality of roof tiles located on the support structure defining a plurality of crests and gutters; a first vent strip located on a first side of the vent opening along the ridge, and having a first surface with a shape having a plurality of crests and gutters that are complementary to the crests and gutters of the roof tiles regardless of contact with the crests and gutters, and a second surface; a second vent strip located generally parallel to the first vent strip on an opposite side of the roof ridge and having a first surface with a shape having a plurality of crests and gutters that are complementary to the crests and gutters of the roof tiles regardless of contact with the crests and gutters, and a second surface; at least one upper water barrier positioned above the second surfaces of the first and second vent strips and extending toward the ridge; first and second water stops located on the respective first and opposite sides of the vent opening along the ridge, each water stop comprising (1) a leg portion extending under the plurality of roof tiles located on the respective side, and (2) a flange extending toward the water barrier; and cap tiles having a lower surface that contacts the second surfaces of the first and second strips or the water barrier located on the first and second strips, wherein the first and second vent strips fill an area between a lower edge of the cap tiles and the gutters of the roof tiles such that the water barrier is pressed against a lower surface of the cap tiles along an entire length of the roof ridge.