Patent ID: 6902476

Claim:
A ventilated tile roof, comprising: a support structure; a vent opening through the support structure located along a ridge of the roof; a plurality of roof tiles located on the support structure defining a plurality of crests and gutters; a first vent strip located on a first side of the vent opening along the ridge, and having a first surface complementary to the crests and gutters of the roof tiles in an installed position, and a second surface; a second strip located generally parallel to the first vent strip on an opposite side of the roof ridge and having a first surface complementary to the crests and gutters of the roof tiles in an installed position, and a second surface; at least one upper water barrier positioned above the second surfaces of the first and second vent strips and extending toward the ridge; and cap tiles having a lower surface that contacts the second surfaces of the first and second strips or the water barrier located on the first and second strips.