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 or a penetration 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 trim panels that adjustably fits the roof pitch of the installation. 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;   Trim panels for fitting the shroud to the pitch of the 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 Number  1 , where the shroud is mountable onto the peak of the roof. 
     
     
         3 . The roof vent of claim Number  2 , where the shroud is mountable onto a ridge vent. 
     
     
         4 . The roof vent of claim Number  1 , where the vent pipe terminates in a tee with tee ends. 
     
     
         5 . The roof vent of claim Number  1 , where the vent pipe exhaust is elevated at least 30″ above the roof. 
     
     
         6 . The roof vent of claim Number  1 , where the natural drafting of the roof vent is augmented by a powered blower. 
     
     
         7 . The roof vent of claim Number  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 roof peak where the roof peak includes at least one penetration into the attic space;   A vent pipe mounted onto said shroud and with a vent pipe exhaust extendable above the anticipated snow load for said roof;   Trim panels adjustably mounted to the ends of said shroud and fittable to the pitch of the roof; and,   Where there is communication of airflows between the air in the attic space through the penetration and the shroud and the vent pipe to the outside environment.   
     
     
         9 . The roof vent of claim Number  8 , where the trim panels comprise a pair of trim panels mountable to each shroud end, each trim panel having a pivot end and a trim end, with each of said pivot ends including a adjustment slot that is alignable with a fastener for fastening to said shroud end, the adjustable slot being arcuate and allowing for both vertical and lateral adjustments. 
     
     
         10 . The roof vent of claim Number  8 , where the vent pipe terminates in a tee with tee ends. 
     
     
         11 . The roof vent of claim Number  8 , where the vent pipe exhaust is elevated at least 30″ above the roof peak. 
     
     
         12 . The roof vent of claim Number  8 , where the natural drafting of the roof vent is augmented by a powered blower. 
     
     
         13 . The roof vent of claim Number  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 has shroud ends that each include a pair of adjustable trim panels that adjust to the pitch of the 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 ridge vent and the shroud and the vent pipe to the outside environment.   
     
     
         15 . The roof vent of claim Number  14 , where the vent pipe exhaust is elevated at least 30″ above the roof peak. 
     
     
         16 . The roof vent of claim Number  14 , where the natural drafting of the roof vent is augmented by a powered blower. 
     
     
         17 . The roof vent of claim Number  14 , where the appearance of the roof vent may be cosmetically modified to match architectural-parameters.