Patent ID: 8790167
Filing Date: 2014-07-29
Classification: E04D,F24F

Abstract:
1. A vent for a roof including an exterior surface, said vent comprising: a body comprising an inner surface structured to face said roof, an outer surface disposed opposite the inner surface, a first end, a second end disposed opposite and distal from the first end, a first side, and a second side disposed opposite and distal from the first side; a first edge portion disposed at or about the first side and including a plurality of first openings for the passage of air; a second edge portion disposed at or about the second side and including plurality of second openings for the passage of air; a plurality of protrusions extending outwardly from the inner surface of said body; and a plurality of elongated resilient members extending longitudinally between the first end and the second end, each of said elongated resilient members cooperating with a corresponding number of said protrusions, wherein said elongated resilient members are structured to compress against the exterior surface of said roof, thereby forming a seal between said vent and said roof, and wherein said corresponding number of protrusions is a plurality of transverse supporting members; wherein each of said transverse supporting members includes an inner edge disposed at or about the inner surface of said body, and an outer edge disposed opposite the inner edge, the entire outer edge being spaced from the inner surface of said body; wherein the outer edge includes a cutout, the entire cutout being spaced from the inner surface of said body; wherein each of said elongated resilient members comprises a separate member including a mounting portion and a sealing portion; wherein said mounting portion is disposed in said cutout; wherein said sealing portion is structured to extend outwardly from said mounting portion toward said roof; wherein each of said elongated resilient members is a dual durometer component; wherein said mounting portion has a composition and a length; wherein said sealing portion has a composition and a length; wherein the composition of the mounting portion is harder than the composition of the sealing portion; wherein the composition of the mounting portion is hard along the length of the mounting portion; and wherein the composition of the sealing portion is soft along the length of the sealing portion.