Ridge Vent Cap

Abstract

A ridge vent end cap that can be readily bent to conform to roofs of varying pitches while enclosing ridge vents of various styles. The end caps are bent and fashioned for a flat blank, which is configured to allow it to be bent and formed into a shape that accommodates various styles of ridge vents and that encloses ridge vents on roofs with varying pitches. The bent finished end cap has a top ridge beam and a pair of end panels, bottom flaps and corner flaps. Each corner flap has its own top corner flap and a bottom corner flap. A preformed key hole slot along the central axis/plane of the blank or finished end cap allows the end cap to bend without buckling so that the end panels slide over one another to enclose the end open of the ridge vent while conforming to the pitch of the roof. A tooth is formed in one of the bottom flaps, which bites into the roof shingles helps ensure that the end panels cannot be pried up or burrowed under by rodents and insects.

I claim: 
     
         1 : An end cap for enclosing the open end of a ridge vent mounted to a sloped roof, the end cap comprising:
 a cap body having a pair of integral end panel portions having an upper edge and a beam portion integrally connecting the pair of end panel portions along their upper edge, the cap body having a key hole slot formed therein between the pair of end panels so that the pair of end panels may slide relative to and over one another.   
     
     
         2 : The ridge vent end cap of  claim 1  wherein the pair of end panels each having an integral bottom flap portion bent relative to the end panel to lie under the ridge vent. 
     
     
         3 : The ridge vent end cap of  claim 1  wherein one the pair of end panels has a protrusion part extending from the bottom edge thereof for embedding into the sloped roof when the end cap is affixed to a ridge vent. 
     
     
         4 : The ridge vent end cap of  claim 1  wherein each of the pair of end panel portions has an integral corner flap bendable relative thereto. 
     
     
         5 : The ridge vent end cap of  claim 4  wherein the corner flap of each of the end panel portions also has a top flap and a bottom flap bendable relative to the corner flap for overlying the ridge vent. 
     
     
         6 : An end cap for enclosing the open end of a ridge vent mounted to a sloped roof, the end cap comprising:
 a cap body formed from a flat pre-configured blank, the blank having a pair of integral end panel portions configured therein, and a beam portion integrally connecting the pair of end panel portions in a side by side relation, the blank body having a key hole slot formed therein between the pair of end panels to define adjacent edges of the pair of end panels so that the pair of end panels may slide relative to and over one another when bent to form the cap body.   
     
     
         7 : The ridge vent end cap of  claim 6  wherein the pair of end panels each having an integral bottom flap portion bent relative to the end panel to lie under the ridge vent. 
     
     
         8 : The ridge vent end cap of  claim 6  wherein one the pair of end panels has a protrusion part extending from the bottom edge thereof for embedding into the sloped roof when the end cap is affixed to a ridge vent. 
     
     
         9 : The ridge vent end cap of  claim 6  wherein each of the pair of end panel portions has an integral corner flap bendable relative thereto. 
     
     
         10 : The ridge vent end cap of  claim 9  wherein the corner flap of each of the end panel portions also has a top flap and a bottom flap bendable relative to the corner flap for overlying the ridge vent.