Hinged ridge vent cover for mounting loose laid shingles over a ridge vent

Abstract

Two rigid surfaces are joined by a hinge to form a cover for a building ridge vent formed at the apex of a pitched roof. The hinge lies along the building ridge vent with the two rigid surfaces extending down each side of the pitched roof. The rigid surfaces of the cover affixed to the roof using standard roofing fasteners provide a rigid stable mounting surface for heavy loose laid roofing shingles.

1 . A ridge vent cover for a pitched roof, comprising: 
 a first rigid surface having a first hinging member; and    a second rigid surface having a second hinging member swivably connected to the first hinging member.    
     
     
         2 . The ridge vent cover of  claim 1  wherein the first and second rigid surfaces are plywood.  
     
     
         3 . The ridge vent cover of  claim 1  wherein the first and second hinging members are aluminum.  
     
     
         4 . The ridge vent cover of  claim 1  further comprising a first L shaped drip edge coupled to the first rigid surface opposite the first hinging member and a second L shaped drip edge coupled to the second rigid surface opposite the second hinging member.  
     
     
         5 . The ridge vent cover of  claim 4  wherein the L shaped drip edges are copper.  
     
     
         6 . The ridge vent cover of  claim 1  further comprising one or more screws for fastening the rigid surfaces to the pitched roof.  
     
     
         7 . The ridge vent cover of  claim 1  wherein the first hinging member and the second hinging member are slideable along their longitudinal axes.  
     
     
         8 . The ridge vent cover of  claim 1  wherein the first hinge surface and second hinge surface slide completely apart.  
     
     
         9 . A ridge vent cover for a pitched roof, the ridge vent cover comprising: 
 a plurality of first rigid surfaces, each having a first hinging member; and    a plurality of second rigid surfaces, each having a second hinging member connectable to one of the first hinging members for swivable motion therebetween;    whereby the plurality of first rigid surfaces and second rigid surfaces form a ridge vent cover over the pitched roof when the first and second surfaces are connected together, with the plurality of first rigid surfaces extending down one side of the roof and the plurality of second rigid surfaces extending down the other side of the roof.    
     
     
         10 . The ridge vent cover of  claim 9  wherein the first and second rigid surfaces are plywood.  
     
     
         11 . The ridge vent cover of  claim 9  wherein the hinging members are aluminum.  
     
     
         12 . The ridge vent cover of  claim 9  further comprising a waterproof membrane covering the rigid surfaces.  
     
     
         13 . The ridge vent cover of  claim 12  further comprising one or more loose laid shingles fastened to the first and second rigid surfaces.  
     
     
         14 . The ridge vent cover of  claim 13  wherein the loose laid shingles are slate shingles.  
     
     
         15 . The ridge vent cover of  claim 14  further comprising a copper drip edge fastened to one or more of the rigid surfaces.  
     
     
         16 . A shingle mounting device for mounting shingles over a ridge vent, comprising: 
 a first shingle mounting surface having a first hinging member; and    a second shingle mounting surface having a second hinging member connectable to the first hinging member for swivable motion.    
     
     
         17 . The shingle mounting device of  claim 16  further comprising one or more copper drip edges fastened to the shingle mounting surfaces.  
     
     
         18 . The shingle mounting device of  claim 16  wherein the first and second shingle surfaces are wood composites.  
     
     
         19 . The shingle mounting device of  claim 16  wherein the first and second hinging members are aluminum.  
     
     
         20 . The shingle mounting device of  claim 16  wherein the first and second hinging members are copper.