Placing inadvertently omitted ventilation strip
US6718699B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 21, 2003 |
| Grant date | Apr 13, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 21, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE04D13/178
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
An improved ventilation strip for providing a soffit vent on a building. The ventilation strip includes an elongated perforated panel having a substantially planar upper surface and flanges extending laterally there from. A lip is provided on the lower surface of the panel at each edge of the panel running longitudinally thereon. The flanges are of non-uniform cross section and include an upper and a lower surface. The flanges are thickest at the juncture with the panel and thinnest at their outer ends with the lower surface tapering upward from the juncture to the end. Apertures may be provided in the flanges. The ventilation strip is operated by cutting a channel in the soffit of a structure, aligning the strip with the channel, and driving fasteners through the flanges to secure the strip to the soffit. Stucco reinforcement mesh may be secured across the flanges and the soffit and stucco spread thereon to complete the installation. In an alternative embodiment, the upper surface of the flanges may be provided with adhesive and a removable strip. The removable strip can be removed and the flanges pressed against the soffit to secure the ventilations strip to a soffit without the …
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