Patent ID: 7594363
Filing Date: 2009-09-29
Classification: E04D

Abstract:
1. A roofing system for a building structure comprising in combination: a pair of oppositely sloped roof sections defining a roof covering of inverted v-shape having a roof ridge along the apex of said cross-section, said roof sections being spaced from each other along at least a portion of said roof ridge to define an elongated slot along said ridge; a ridge cap overlying said slot along said ridge in spaced relationship with said roof sections; and a strip of material between said ridge cap and each roof section extending adjacent to said slot and having a given width, said strip having a depth sufficient to fill the space between said ridge cap and the associated roof section, said strip being a composite of at least two materials of differing structural characteristics, one of said materials having a greater concentration of matter in comparison to the other of said materials, said one material having one face in engagement with an associated roof section and at least one recess in a opposite face confronting said ridge cap, said recess extending across the entire width of the strip in a constant cross-section and from a top of the strip downward, said other material being air permeable and positioned in said at least one recess so as to confront said ridge cap and fill the at least one recess of said one material, wherein said one material has sections between said recesses through which fasteners can extend to secure said ridge cap to said strip of material and roof section.