Patent · US Expired

Roof ridge apparatus for adjustable-pitch roof

US5826380A · kind A · utility

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16Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateAug 9, 1996
Grant dateOct 27, 1998
Priority date
Expiry dateAug 9, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
  • CPC primaryE04D2003/0875
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

The invention comprises a ridge beam apparatus which is adjustable to receive roof halves in a variety of roof pitches. Such adjustability results from inner and outer sleeves which may rotate about each other through a reasonable range of pitches. The apparatus is suitable for manufacture through the extrusion process.

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