Modular interlocking roofing ridge

Abstract

There is disclosed an interlocking roofing ridge apparatus.

It is claimed: 
     
         1 . A method of generating an interlocking roofing ridge for constructing a roof ridge system for a roof comprising:
 providing a piece of sheet metal with a body that has an anterior portion, a posterior portion, a ventral portion, a dorsal portion, and a sagittal plane portion;   applying a bend of more than 10 degrees but less than 90 degrees at the sagittal plane portion;   the anterior portion of the body further configured to have an inwardly bent ridge formed by two lateral flaps separated by a cutting at the midpoint of the ridge;   the posterior portion of the body configured to have two medial flaps and two distal flaps;   the two medial flaps bent backwards at an angle and the two medial flaps separated by a triangular cutting;   the two distal flaps configured to jut out horizontally with no angle;   applying a protective coating to the dorsal portion of the sheet metal;   applying a protective coating to the ventral portion of the sheet metal.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the protective coating applied to the dorsal portion of the sheet metal further comprises applying a protective coat of aluminum zinc; a steel base; stone granules, and a clear acrylic overglaze. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the protective coating applied to the ventral portion of the sheet metal comprises a first protective coat of aluminum zinc, a second coat of aluminum zinc, a steel base, a third protective coat of aluminum zinc. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the roofing ridge has a body with a width of 10 inches. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the roofing ridge has a body with a width of 8 inches. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the protective coating includes stone granules selected from a group consisting of minerals, synthetic materials, and petrified wood including black shadow, estate grey, weathered wood, oakwood, birchwood, amber, desert tan, white, slate grey, shake wood, dual brown, silverwood, bark wood. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the protective coating includes Polyhydroxyethylmethacrylate. 
     
     
         8 . A method of applying a roof ridge system using interlocking roofing ridges to a roof in need thereof comprising:
 providing a first roofing ridge apparatus, and a second roofing ridge apparatus, the first roofing ridge apparatus comprising:   a piece of sheet metal with a body that has an anterior portion, a posterior portion, a ventral portion, a dorsal portion, and a sagittal plane portion;   applying a bend of more than 10 degrees but less than 90 degrees at the sagittal plane portion;   the anterior portion of the body further configured to have an inwardly bent ridge formed by two lateral flaps separated by a cutting at the midpoint of the ridge;   the posterior portion of the body configured to have two medial flaps and two distal flaps;   the two medial flaps bent backwards at an angle and the two medial flaps separated by a triangular cutting;   the two distal flaps configured to jut out horizontally with no angle;   applying a protective coating on the dorsal portion of the sheet metal;   applying a protective coating on the ventral portion of the sheet metal;   providing a second roofing ridge apparatus, the second roofing ridge apparatus comprising;   a piece of sheet metal with a body that has an anterior portion, a posterior portion, a ventral portion, a dorsal portion, and a sagittal plane portion;   applying a bend of more than 10 degrees but less than 90 degrees at the sagittal plane portion;   the anterior portion of the body further configured to have an inwardly bent ridge formed by two lateral flaps;   the posterior portion of the body configured to have two medial flaps and two distal flaps;   the two medial flaps bent backwards at an angle and the two medial flaps separated by a triangular cutting;   the two distal flaps configured to jut out horizontally with no angle;   a protective coating on the anterior portion of the sheet metal;   a protective coating on the posterior portion of the sheet metal;   hooking the medial flaps of the second roofing ridge underneath the two lateral flaps separated by a cutting at the midpoint of an anterior ridge of the first roofing ridge.   
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 8  wherein the first roofing ridge has a body with a width of either 8 inches or 10 inches and the second roofing ridge has a body with a width of either 8 inches or 10 inches. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 8  wherein a cutting is applied between the first and second lateral flap of the anterior portion of the second roofing ridge apparatus. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 8  wherein the protective coating applied to the dorsal portion of the first roofing ridge apparatus and the dorsal portion of the second roofing ridge apparatus further comprises applying a protective coat of aluminum zinc; a steel base; stone granules, and a clear acrylic overglaze. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 8  wherein the protective coating applied to the dorsal portion of the first and second roofing ridge apparatus further comprises a layer of stone granules. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 8  wherein the protective coating includes Polyhydroxyethylmethacrylate. 
     
     
         14 . An interlocking roofing ridge apparatus comprising:
 a piece of sheet metal with a body that has an anterior portion, a posterior portion, a ventral portion, a dorsal portion, and a sagittal plane portion;   a bend of more than 10 degrees but less than 90 degrees at the sagittal plane portion;   the anterior portion of the body further configured to have an inwardly bent ridge formed by two lateral flaps;   the posterior portion of the body configured to have two medial flaps and two distal flaps;   the two medial flaps bent backwards at an angle and the two medial flaps separated by a triangular cutting;   the two distal flaps configured to jut out horizontally with no angle;   a protective coating on the dorsal portion of the sheet metal;   a protective coating on the ventral portion of the sheet metal.   
     
     
         15 . The apparatus of  claim 14  wherein the protective coating applied to the dorsal portion of the sheet metal further comprises applying a protective coat of aluminum zinc; a steel base; stone granules, and a clear acrylic overglaze. 
     
     
         16 . The apparatus of  claim 14  wherein the protective coating applied to the ventral portion of the sheet metal comprises a first protective coat of aluminum zinc, a second coat of aluminum zinc, a steel base, a third protective coat of aluminum zinc, and a base coat. 
     
     
         17 . The apparatus of  claim 14  wherein the roofing ridge has a body with a width of 10 inches. 
     
     
         18 . The apparatus of  claim 14  wherein the roofing ridge has a body with a width of 8 inches. 
     
     
         19 . The apparatus of  claim 14  wherein the two lateral flaps forming the inwardly bent ridge are separated by a cutting at the midpoint of the inwardly bent ridge. 
     
     
         20 . The apparatus of  claim 14  wherein a first interlocking roofing ridge is connected to a second interlocking roofing ridge mechanism.