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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 11, 2001
Filed:
Jun. 14, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Edward C. Villela, Leonia, NJ (US);
Krishna Srinivasan, Mahwah, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Building Materials Investment Corporation, Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F24F 7/02 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F24F 7/02 ;
Abstract
Tile vent for covering the opening of the ridge of an undulating roof. The tile vent includes two unitary panels facing each other in a mirror image fashion the top portion of which is affixed to a ridge board and the bottom portion of which is affixed to the undulating roof. The tile vent includes vent slots to allow exhaust of attic air, and reinforcing stiffeners to support ridge tiles placed over the opening in the ridge.