Patent ID: 7485034

Claim:
A ventilating apparatus for a roof having a longitudinally extending ridge member and a vent opening substantially co-extensive with the ridge member, said ventilating apparatus comprising: a vent member mounted above the ridge member and extending longitudinally along the length of the vent opening, said vent member including a plurality of vent passages communicating the vent opening to ambient atmosphere, said vent member including an upper wall, a pair of side walls, a pair of lower walls extending directly beneath the upper wall, and a pair of flexible mounting flanges that provide an adjustable mount to the roof on opposite sides of the vent opening to accommodate vent openings of different widths, said flexible mounting flanges having a rounded configuration curving outwardly away from a center line of said ventilating apparatus so that said mounting flanges have a continually changing slope; and a capping structure extending longitudinally above the ridge member, covering the ridge member and the vent opening so that air ventilating from the vent opening passes within a space between said capping structure and the roof.