One sided roof vent
First Claim
1. A vent device for use with a structure having a roof and walls expose to the environment, surfaces, said surfaces being sized to define a generally rectangular configuration having a linear axis and linear edges parallel to said axis, said configuration having a lift end and a no lift end proximate said linear edges;
- said no lift end being generally flat and having a predetermined thickness to thereby define a base cross section;
said lift end being generally flat and having a predetermined thickness of at least twice that of said base cross section and having an opening, said lift end having a plurality of channels for transferring air therethrough along said lift end toward said no lift end, at least one of said upper and lower outer surfaces having an opening to permit access at said opening to said passages.
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Abstract
A vent device includes a rectangular configuration having a linear axis and edges forming a lift end and a no lift end. The no lift end has a predetermined thickness to thereby define a base cross section. The lift end has a predetermined thickness of at least twice that of the base cross section. The lift end has an opening for transferring air from the environment outside the structure to an opening communicating with its interior. The lift end may have at least two sets of layers to support the device at at least three locations having decreasing cross sectional height at the lift end, the interior position and the no lift end respectively. An optional pivot point permits the device to conform to the structure. Also optionally provided is a baffle or a cover filter to protect environmental particles.
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20 Claims
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1. A vent device for use with a structure having a roof and walls expose to the environment, surfaces, said surfaces being sized to define a generally rectangular configuration having a linear axis and linear edges parallel to said axis, said configuration having a lift end and a no lift end proximate said linear edges;
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said no lift end being generally flat and having a predetermined thickness to thereby define a base cross section;
said lift end being generally flat and having a predetermined thickness of at least twice that of said base cross section and having an opening, said lift end having a plurality of channels for transferring air therethrough along said lift end toward said no lift end, at least one of said upper and lower outer surfaces having an opening to permit access at said opening to said passages. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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15. A method of venting a structure having a roof and walls exposed to the environment and having unventilated or poorly ventilated areas, comprising the steps of:
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forming a vent device having an upper and lower outer surfaces, said surfaces being sized to define a generally rectangular configuration having a linear axis and linear edges, said configuration having a lift end and a no lift end proximate said linear edges;
said no lift end being generally flat and having a predetermined thickness to thereby define a base cross section;
said lift end being generally flat and having a predetermined thickness at one end thereof with an opening, said lift end being generally flat and having a predetermined thickness at one end thereof of at least twice that of said base cross section and having an opening;
said lift end having a plurality of channels for transferring air therethrough;
said device having an opening in communication with said passages to permit access at said opening to said passages;
positioning said device to place said lift end on said structure to expose said lift end to the environment outside said structure; and
positioning said device to expose said opening to the environment inside said structure.
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