Patent ID: 7178294

Claim:
A ridge cap that is manufactured from a composite material and that has a generally inverted V shape for use in a roofing system to cover a ridge or hip, said ridge cap comprising: a front section defined by a front edge, two lower edges and a first transition edge, with each of said two lower edges perpendicular to said front edge and to said first transition edge; and a back section defined by said first transition edge, two lower edges and a back edge, with said back edge having a smaller length than said front edge and with said two back section lower edges tapering from said first transition edge to said back edge; wherein said ridge cap back section includes a central portion that is defined by part of said first transition edge, said back edge and two second transition lines, with said second transition lines generally perpendicular to said first transition edge and said back edge; and two portions of tapered thickness extending from said central portion at each of said second transition lines.