Patent ID: 6458029
Filing Date: 2002-10-01
Classification: E04D

Abstract:
A vent system disposable underlying a ridge cap and on a roof proximate an edge of a gap, the gap defined proximate a roof apex, the vent system comprising:at least a first vent, the vent being conformed to be disposed beneath a ridge cap lip and comprising a plurality of hingably connected vent layers, each vent layer comprising generally planar first ply; an opposed second ply, the first and second plies joined to define a multiplicity of air passages enabling air exchange between interior and exterior portions of the roof; an adhesive material disposed on the exterior margins of the first ply, the adhesive being exposable to structurally and sealingly adhere the vent system to the roof; and at least a first closure strip disposable between the first vent and a lower roof member, the roof member having nonplanar contours, the closure strip having a strip thickness sufficient for the strip to sealingly accommodate both the lower roof member nonplanar contours and the vent generally planar first ply.