Hip vent
US12385255B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 30, 2024 |
| Grant date | Aug 12, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 30, 2044 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF24F13/08
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A vent is disclosed for use in ventilating attic spaces beneath a hip roof. The vent is configured to be installed along a hip of the roof overlying and covering a ventilation slot. The vent includes an elongated laterally flexible top panel from which baffle arrays depend. The baffle arrays include a plurality of curved vanes that arc away from the slot. The vanes are configured to redirect wind-blown rain and snow away from the slot and block the migration of rain and snow through the vent. Filler strips can be attached beneath the edge portions of the vent. The filler strips conform to underlying shingles when the vent is installed to fill gaps that might be formed between the vent and the shingles. A weather filter can be positioned over some of the baffle arrays to allow attic air to pass but prevent ingress of blown snowflakes and raindrops.
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