Patent ID: 6684581
Filing Date: 2004-02-03
Classification: E04D

Abstract:
A ridge vent structured to be mounted over an opening formed in a roof, the ridge vent comprising:an elongated panel having a first end and a second end and having a pair of opposed sides; panel having an upper surface and a lower surface, the lower surface being structured to face toward the roof; a plurality of first baffles depending from the lower surface of the panel, the first baffles being spaced from one another and arranged to form a pair of first rows adjacent the sides of the panel; a plurality of second baffles depending from the lower surface of the panel, the second baffles being spaced from one another and arranged to form a pair of second rows disposed adjacent the first rows, the second baffles alternating with and at least partially overlapping the first baffles along each side of the panel, the first and second baffles being spaced from one another to provide a plurality of drainage spaces between the first and second baffles, the second rows being disposed between the first rows; the first and second baffles each having an outwardly facing generally concave configuration; a plurality of third baffles depending from the lower surface of the panel, the third baffles being disposed between the pair of second rows; and the panel being formed with a plurality of apertures, a portion of the apertures being disposed generally between one row of the pair of second rows and a portion of the third baffles, another portion of the apertures being disposed generally between the other row of the pair of second rows and another of the third baffles.