US 6,981,916 B2
Roof ridge vent
Michael S. Coulton, Lansdale, Pa. (US)
Assigned to Benjamin Obdyke, Inc., Horsham, Pa. (US)
Filed on Oct. 10, 2003, as Appl. No. 10/684,024.
Prior Publication US 2005/0090197 A1, Apr. 28, 2005
Int. Cl. F24F 7/02 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 454—365 23 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A roof ridge vent, comprising:
a continuous, elongate strip of ventilation material providing a plurality of ventilation passageways therein and having a pair of longitudinally-extending outer peripheral side edges that provide paths of ventilation therethrough; and
air permeable filter material attached to said ventilation material;
said ventilation material having a longitudinally-extending central section extending between a pair of longitudinally-extending outer sections and having upper and lower faces that extend across said central and outer sections;
said filter material extending on said side edges and said upper and lower faces of said outer sections of said ventilation material; and
at least a portion of said upper and lower faces of said central section of said ventilation material remaining exposed and uncovered by said filter material.