Patent ID: 6202372
Filing Date: 2001-03-20
Classification: E04D

Abstract:
An off-ridge vent adapted for affixation to a roof surface, comprising:a left sidewall;a right sidewall;a hood interconnected to said left sidewall and said right sidewall, comprising:a top;a back flange to align with the roof surface;a rear surface rising from said roof surface between said back flange and said top; anda header extending from said top in a direction towards said roof surface, wherein a gap is formed between a bottom of said header and the roof surface, and wherein a left side of said hood extends to said left sidewall, and wherein a right side of said hood extends to said right sidewall;a baffle interconnected to said left sidewall and said right sidewall and extending substantially vertically upward with respect to the roof surface and towards said top of said hood, and extending horizontally from said left sidewall to said right sidewall, wherein a gap is formed between a top of said baffle and said top of said hood;a hood brace extending substantially vertically from said top of said baffle to interconnect said baffle and said top of said hood; anda header brace extending substantially horizontally from said top of said baffle to interconnect said baffle and said header.