Patent ID: 6966156
Filing Date: 2005-11-22
Classification: E04D,F24F

Abstract:
1. A ridge vent for a roof of a dwelling, comprising: a main body portion having at least one eave portion; a neck portion extending from said main body portion; a pair of flanges extending in diverging relationship from one another and from said neck portion, said flanges being adapted to be secured to said roof; said neck portion having a pair of wall portions extending generally parallel to one another and adapted to receive a nailer board therebetween, wherein said nailer board is secured at a ridge portion of a roof of said dwelling; said wall portions of said neck portion each including at least one projection for maintaining a predetermined spacing between an inner surface of each said wall portion and an outer surface of said nailer board once said ridge vent is secured to said roof, to thereby provide ventilation airflow paths around said nailer board; wherein each said eave portion includes a plurality of openings to permit airflow to circulate into and out from said neck portion, to thereby enable ventilation of an interior area of said dwelling and a weather blocking panel secured to said main body portion, the weather blocking panel having a wall portion extending along, and spaced apart from, said neck portion to impede the entry of rain into said eave portions, a plurality of vent slots, and an upwardly turned edge portion for creating a venturi effect relative to said vent slots.