Patent ID: 7765750
Filing Date: 2010-08-03
Classification: E04D

Abstract:
1. A vent for maintaining a space between insulation material and a roof structure, the vent comprising: a bottom panel having first and second sides and a longitudinal axis, and a plurality of support legs associated with each side; each support leg further comprising first and second ends, the first end being connected adjacent to a respective side of the bottom panel, and first and second longitudinally disposed side rails associated with the first and second sides of the bottom panel, wherein the bottom panel and side rails are connected to each other via the plurality of support legs; wherein the support legs are connected to the bottom panel and the side rails along, respective longitudinal fold lines so that the vent, has a flattened configuration in which an upper surface of the bottom panel and an upper surface support legs are substantially parallel to one another, and a deployed configuration in which the upper surface of the bottom panel is substantially non-parallel to the upper surface of the support legs; and wherein a portion of the bottom panel extends between adjacent ones of the plurality of support legs such that when the vent is in the deployed configuration a plurality of lateral extensions extend laterally outward from the plurality of support legs toward the first and second sides, and wherein the plurality of lateral extensions extend beyond the plurality of support legs by a distance substantially equal to the distance between the first and second ends of the support legs.