Patent ID: 6233887
Filing Date: 2001-05-22
Classification: E04D

Abstract:
A roof ridge vent for covering an opening at a peak of a roof, said roof ridge vent comprising:(a) a top panel portion having first and second opposed lateral edges and having first and second opposed ends; said top panel portion having an underside and further having a midsection substantially parallel to said first and second opposed lateral edges;(b) support means for supporting said top panel portion above the roof, said support means comprising a plurality of support members depending downwardly from said underside of said top panel portion;(c) first and second lateral ventilation means respectively disposed adjacent said first and second opposed lateral edges; and(d) first and second undulating sidewalls respectively downwardly depending from, and adjacent to, said first and second opposed lateral edges, each of said first and second sidewalls being non-planar and undulating along its said respective lateral edge such that said roof ridge vent may be flexingly rolled lengthwise into a spiral roll prior to installation and further may be unrolled lengthwise during installation over the peak of a roof, said undulating of said first sidewall being in and out relative to said second sidewall and said undulating of said second sidewall being in and out relative to said first sidewall.