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Peel and stick vents, soffits and ridges

a technology of soffits and ridges, which is applied in the field of roof vents, can solve the problems of prone to flutter and the inability of the fastening to provide a uniform and complete attachment of the vent to the roof surfa

Inactive Publication Date: 2007-04-26
BUILDING MATERIALS INVESTMENT
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[0009] The above and other features of the invention, including various novel details of construction and combinations of parts, will now be more particularly described with reference to the accompanying drawings and pointed out in the claims. It will be understood that t

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Oftentimes, these fastening means do not provide a uniform and complete attachment of the vent to the roof surface.
Since the vents are secured only at specific points where the nails and staples pass through the vent into the roof surface, the vents may allow water seepage into the attic, and may also be prone to flutter in windy and inclement weather conditions.

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[0014] The present invention provides roofing vents which are adhered to a roof substrate or other surface via an adhesive on the undersurface of the vent and covered with a release liner. A vent 10 in accordance with one embodiment of the invention is illustrated in FIG. 1. For simplicity throughout this specification, the term “vent” is used to encompass all types of roofing vents including ridge vents, soffit vents, intake vents, undereave vents, louver vents, as well as wall vents, foundation vents and floor vents.

[0015] Vent 10 has an exposed side 12 and an unexposed side 14. The unexposed side 14 is shown in the view illustrated in FIG. 1. Vent 10 may take on a variety of shapes and sizes and may include, but is not limited to, perforated screens, expanded metal and slotted plates. Vent 10 is typically provided with a number of slats 16 to allow ventilation and the passage of air from within the house to the outside environment. Slats 16 of vent 10 can be fixed or movable, ho...

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Abstract

Peel-and-stick vents, particularly roof vents having an adhesive layer with a release liner disposed on a surface for adherence to a roof surface wall, floor or other substrate having a ventilation opening.

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FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0001] The present invention relates to roof vents for covering the opening of the roof ridge and more particularly to roof ridge vents and soffits applied via a peel-and-stick mechanism for venting of a building or other structure while preventing insects and environmental elements, such as water and snow, from entering the structure through the ventilator and which can be made to fit a variety of pre-existing and newly constructed buildings. BACKGROUND [0002] Vents for attics or crawl spaces of buildings are commonly perforated or louvered with openings and placed in the underside of eaves of an overhanging roof or fascia and on roof ridges. The vent openings allow air to flow into the attic to equalize the interior attic temperature and pressure with that of the outside environment. The equalization helps to prevent degradation of the roof structure, reduces the accumulation of condensation in the insulating material covering the floor of the attic thereby ...

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IPC IPC(8): F24F7/02
CPCF24F13/082F24F13/20
Inventor SHAH, VIJAY G.
Owner BUILDING MATERIALS INVESTMENT