Patent ID: 8826610

Claim:
A damage prevention housing for installing around a roof pipe vertically extending from a roof, the damage prevention housing comprising: a single-piece hollow body of molded construction having an interior dimensioned to enclose the roof pipe, a bottom end, and a top end; a bottom end opening at the bottom end, the bottom end opening being larger than the diameter of the roof pipe for allowing the roof pipe to pass therethrough; the top end being partially closed to preclude access by rodents but allow movement of gases therethrough; an aperture through an outer wall of the hollow body, the aperture being positioned closer to the bottom end than the top end; and a fastener for securing the hollow body in a fixed position relative to the roof pipe and the roof; wherein when the damage prevention housing is installed around the roof pipe, the bottom end is located closer to the roof than the top end; and wherein the aperture is an arch defined by an open base at the bottom end of the hollow body with the arch extending from the bottom end toward the top end.