Patent ID: 7219473

Claim:
A ridge ventilator for covering an open ridge of a roof while promoting ventilation of a space beneath the roof, the ridge ventilator comprising: a sectional body having a first side and a second side, a plurality of partitions extending across said body between said sides, and a first end and a second end; a width between said sides to permit said body to be laid over and cover said open ridge in said roof; a recessed middle portion in a top of said body, between said sides, said recess being sized and shaped to accommodate roofing shingles; opposed raised and curved, in side view, air foil side sections; said air foil side sections including a grill to permit air to pass therethrough between said space beneath said roof and the outside, said air foil side sections being sized and shaped to create, in a wind passing over said air foil sections, a low pressure adjacent to said grill to facilitate drawing air out of said space.