Patent ID: 6015343
Filing Date: 2000-01-18
Classification: E04D,F24F

Abstract:
A tile roof vent for covering the ridge or roof to wall area of an undulating flat through high profile tile roof, said ridge or roof to wall area having an opening therein for allowing ventilation of static air from an attic space of a building, said tile roof vent comprising:two unitary panels positioned over said opening, said panels being spaced from and projecting a mirror image of each other, wherein each of said panels comprises:a) a hard plastic sheet having a lower portion; and an upper portion which is integral with said lower portion, said lower portion having a stiffener therein; andb) a sinusoidally shaped air-permeable fibrous mat on the underside of said lower portion of the hard plastic sheet;wherein ridge tiles covering said tile roof vent are being supported at their leading edge by said lower portions of said hard plastic sheet and a ridge board at the centers thereof.