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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 1992
Filed:
Mar. 04, 1991
Clarke K Wolfert, Peoria, IL (US);
Air Vent, Inc., Peoria Heights, IL (US);
Abstract
A roof ridge ventilator to be installed overlying the open ridge and along the length of the roof of a building which is adjustable to accommodate a variety of different roof pitches and directs the flow of air from the interior of the building to the exterior of the building including an elongate top wall member having a predetermined length and width and top and bottom sides, a pair of outer side walls one each integrally formed along the longitudinal length of and depending from a respective bottom side of the top wall member and at a predetermined angle with respect to the top wall member, each of the side walls including a plurality of apertures extending therethrough, a pair of upturned edge members, one each integrally formed with a respective distal end of the outer side walls opposite the top wall member and extending along the longitudinal length of, and at a predetermined angle with respect to, the side walls, the up-turned edge members extending back toward the top wall member a predetermined distance to effectively shield at least a portion of the apertures and a plurality of brace members positioned at predetermined intervals along the length of the bottom side of the top wall member for engagement with a roof surface.