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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 05, 1999
Filed:
May. 07, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Clarence C McCorsley, III, Asheville, NC (US);
Kenneth L Laubsch, Chalfont, PA (US);
Assignees:
Akzo Nobel nv, Arnhem, NL;
Benjamin Obdyke Incorporated, Warminster, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E04B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
52199 ; 523021 ; 156210 ; 454365 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a laminate, adapted to be used as in a roof ridge vent construction, which comprises (a) a matting layer comprising randomly convoluted polymeric filaments, a portion of the matting layer comprising a plurality of truncated pyramidal cusps, with at least one outwardly extending edge portion of the matting layer which is planar with one surface of the matting layer; and (b) a fabric backing bonded to the matting layer and extending outwardly and being bonded to the outwardly extending, planar edge portion of that matting layer.