Roof vent

Abstract

A novel roof vent in accordance with the present invention, utilizes a vent pipe communicating with a shroud, where the shroud compatibly fits over a ridge vent on a roof. The vent pipe is extended above the roof, sufficiently so as to rise above the anticipated level of snow load that may be experienced in the locale of the application. The roof vent of the preferred embodiment includes an apron that adjustably fits the roof pitch of the installation and further includes a ridge vent cutout for compatibly fitting over the ridge vent. In one version of the present invention, cosmetic dress may be used to allow the roof vent to blend with architectural requirements without impacting the functionality of the roof vent operation.

1 . A roof vent for venting the air in an attic space to the outside, where the roof vent comprises: 
 A shroud mountable onto a roof;    A vent pipe mounted onto said shroud and with a vent pipe exhaust extendable above the anticipated snow load for said roof; and,    Where there is communication of airflows between the air in the attic space through the shroud and the vent pipe to the outside environment.    
   
   
       2 . The roof vent of  claim 1 , where the shroud is mountable onto the peak of the roof.  
   
   
       3 . The roof vent of  claim 2 , where the shroud is mountable onto a ridge vent.  
   
   
       4 . The roof vent of  claim 1 , where the vent pipe terminates in a tee with tee ends.  
   
   
       5 . The roof vent of  claim 1 , where the vent pipe exhaust is elevated at least 30″ above the roof.  
   
   
       6 . The roof vent of  claim 1 , where the natural drafting of the roof vent is augmented by a powered blower.  
   
   
       7 . The roof vent of  claim 1 , where the appearance of the roof vent may be cosmetically modified to match architectural parameters.  
   
   
       8 . A roof vent for venting the air in an attic space to the outside, where the roof vent comprises: 
 A shroud mountable onto the peak of a roof and where the shroud compatibly fits over the ridge vent on the peak;    A vent pipe mounted onto said shroud and with a vent pipe exhaust extendable above the anticipated snow load for said roof; and,    Where there is communication of airflows between the air in the attic space through the ridge vent and the shroud and the vent pipe to the outside environment.    
   
   
       9 . The roof vent of  claim 8 , where the shroud includes a pair of angularly adjustable aprons for adjusting the aprons to the pitch of the roof, and where the aprons include flanges for fixing the roof vent to the roof, and where said aprons are fixable relative to the shroud once the adjustments have been completed.  
   
   
       10 . The roof vent of  claim 8 , where the vent pipe terminates in a tee with tee ends.  
   
   
       11 . The roof vent of  claim 8 , where the vent pipe exhaust is elevated at least 30″ above the roof peak.  
   
   
       12 . The roof vent of  claim 8 , where the natural drafting of the roof vent is augmented by a powered blower.  
   
   
       13 . The roof vent of  claim 8 , where the appearance of the roof vent may be cosmetically modified to match architectural parameters.  
   
   
       14 . A roof vent for venting the air in an attic space to the outside, where the roof vent comprises: 
 A shroud mountable onto the peak of a roof and where the shroud compatibly fits over the ridge vent on the peak and where the shroud includes a pair of angularly adjustable aprons for adjusting the aprons to the pitch of the roof, and where the aprons include flanges for fixing the roof vent to the roof, and where said aprons are fixable relative to the shroud once the adjustments have been completed;    A vent pipe mounted onto said shroud and with a vent pipe exhaust extendable above the anticipated snow load for said roof; and,    Where there is communication of airflows between the air in the attic space through the ridge vent and the shroud and the vent pipe to the outside environment.    
   
   
       15 . The roof vent of  claim 14 , where the vent pipe exhaust is elevated at least 30″ above the roof peak.  
   
   
       16 . The roof vent of  claim 14 , where the natural drafting of the roof vent is augmented by a powered blower.  
   
   
       17 . The roof vent of  claim 14 , where the appearance of the roof vent may be cosmetically modified to match architectural parameters.