Patent ID: 8528270
Filing Date: 2013-09-10
Classification: E04D

Abstract:
1. A fascia vent comprising: an elongated fascia board having a thickness, an outside face, an inside face, a top edge, and a bottom edge, the fascia board being sized for installation along a lower edge of a roof with at least part of its inside face exposed to an attic beneath the roof; a plurality of vent pockets formed through the inside face of the fascia board, each of the plurality of vent pockets being substantially defined by a back wall, an upper sidewall, and lateral sidewalls of the vent pocket between the outside face and the inside face of the fascia board, with the fascia board between the upper sidewall and the top edge being a substantially solid material between the outside face and the inside face; and an elongated slot formed in and extending along a lower portion of the fascia board and being exposed to ambient atmosphere, the slot extending into the material of the fascia board a distance sufficient to intersect the plurality of vent pockets thereby forming a flow path between the ambient atmosphere and the plurality of vent pockets.