Patent ID: 8806823

Claim:
A ventilation system component for use with a roof panel having an uneven surface, comprising: an elongated strip of air-permeable compressible nonwoven material formed from a plurality of fibers, said plurality of fibers comprising polyester, nylon, polyethylene, or polypropylene fibers, said strip having a first side opposite a second side, each side having a substantially continuous planar surface and the strip having a substantially constant cross-section of the material from a top of the strip downward when the strip is not in use and one of the first side or the second side being conformable to and in substantially continuous engagement with the roof panel having an uneven surface without having dedicated segments to engage the uneven surface and the other of the first side or the second side in substantially continuous engagement with an opposing roof panel when the strip is in use; and an adhesive layer disposed on at least one side of the elongated strip of air-permeable compressible nonwoven material.