Patent ID: 6325712
Filing Date: 2001-12-04
Classification: E04D,F24F

Abstract:
A roof ventilation assembly for ventilating at least a portion of an attic or upper portion of a building through at least one opening in a roof, said roof ventilation assembly comprising;a mounting portion adapted for securing said roof ventilation assembly to the roof over the opening,a plurality of upstanding walls extending from said mounting portion and adapted for supporting a cover portion, anda vent portion interconnecting said upstanding walls and defining at least one unimpeded fluid passageway for providing unobstructed fluid flow through said vent portion over the opening,said vent portion including a plurality of upwardly extending ribs defining a plurality of troughs disposed between said upstanding walls for directing a flow of material away from said roof ventilation assembly while allowing the ventilating to occur, wherein each of said ribs includes an upper tip opposite said troughs with an opening disposed within each of said tips for fluidly connecting said fluid passageway to the opening in the building.