Patent ID: 9016008
Filing Date: 2015-04-28
Classification: E04D

Abstract:
1. A vented roofing cap comprising: a peaked cap member having a peaked middle portion and first and second lateral sides extending downwardly from the peaked middle portion; a first ventilation and flashing member made from a single piece of material, the first ventilation and flashing member including a first leg portion comprising a first upper end connected to the first lateral side of the peaked cap member, the first leg portion extending downwardly from the first lateral side of the peaked cap member to a lower end of the first leg portion, the first leg portion including at least a plurality of parallel layers between the first upper end and the first lower end of the first leg portion, each of the plurality of parallel layers including one or more apertures sufficiently large to accommodate ventilation air flow therethrough, the first ventilation and flashing member including a first channel portion having a first upper wall, an end wall, and a first lower wall, the first upper wall having a first end connected to the first lower end of the first leg portion, the first upper wall extending from the first end, toward the peaked middle portion of the peaked cap member wall, to a second end of the first upper wall, the end wall of the first channel portion connecting the second end of the first upper wall with a first end of the first lower wall with the second end of the first upper wall in the first end of the first lower wall spaced apart by the end wall, the first lower wall extending from the first end of the first lower wall, away from the peaked middle portion to a second end of the first lower wall positioned outwardly from the plurality of parallel layers of the first leg portion; and a second ventilation and flashing member fixed to the second lateral side of the peaked cap member, the second ventilation and flashing member being made of a single piece of material and including a second leg portion having an upper end connected to the second lateral side of the peak cap member, the second leg portion comprising a plurality of parallel layers, each including at least one aperture sufficiently large to accommodate ventilation air flow therethrough, and a second channel portion connected to a lower end of the second leg portion.