Cover for a static roof vent

Abstract

A cover is provided for a prior art static roof vent with the cover being positioned on the roof vent so as to permit the venting of attic air or the like from a building structure but which prevents wind-driven snow or rain from entering the interior of the roof vent.

1 . A static roof vent for positioning over a vent opening formed in a building roof, comprising:
 a generally flat base member, having an upper surface and a lower surface and having spaced-apart end and side edges which are adapted to be secured to the building roof;   said base member having a central opening positioned above the vent opening in the building;   a hollow throat portion extending upwardly from said base member inwardly of the side edges thereof;   said throat portion being in communication with said central opening in said base member;   said throat portion having upper and lower ends, inner and outer surfaces and side walls extending downwardly from said upper end of said throat portion;   said throat portion having an upper wall extending across its upper end;   said upper wall of said throat portion having air openings formed therein;   a vent cap having an upper wall and side walls extending downwardly therefrom;   said vent cap being secured to said throat portion so that said upper wall of said vent cap is spaced above said upper end of said throat portion and so that said lower end of said vent cap is spaced above said base member and so that said side walls of said vent cap are positioned outwardly of said side walls of said throat portion;   and a cover extending around and over said vent cap in a spaced relationship thereto;   said cover having an upper wall and side walls extending downwardly therefrom;   said side walls of said cover having lower ends which are disposed above said base member;   said side walls of said cover being spaced outwardly of said side walls of said side walls of said vent cap;   said upper wall of said cover being spaced above said upper end of said vent cap;   said upper wall of said cover having vent openings formed therein.   
   
   
       2 . The static roof vent of  claim 1  wherein said throat portion and said base member are of one-piece construction. 
   
   
       3 . The static roof vent of  claim 1  wherein said lower ends of said side walls of said cover are closely positioned above said base member. 
   
   
       4 . In combination with a static roof vent including a generally flat base member, a hollow vented throat portion extending upwardly from the base member, and an inverted cap secured to the throat portion which extends thereonto, comprising:
 an inverted cover positioned over the cap of the static roof vent.   
   
   
       5 . The combination of  claim 4  wherein said inverted cover includes a vented upper wall. 
   
   
       6 . The combination of  claim 4  wherein said cover includes side walls extending downwardly from said vented upper wall; said upper wall of said cover being vented. 
   
   
       7 . The combination of  claim 6  wherein said side walls of said cover have lower ends which are closely spaced-above said base member.