Roof Ridge Vortex Suppressor Including Opposite-Facing Segments

Abstract

A roof ridge vortex suppressor may include a base portion configured to be attached to a pitched roof having sloped, generally planar first and second surfaces intersecting with one another at a roof ridge. An upright member may extend from the base portion and may be configured to extend generally vertically upward and away from the roof ridge. The upright member may include a plurality of perforations. First and second segments may extend away from the upright portion. The first segment may be configured to extend generally horizontally in a first direction, and the second segment may be configured to extend generally horizontally in a second direction facing opposite the first direction.

1 . A roof ridge vortex suppressor, comprising:
 a base portion configured to be attached to a pitched roof having sloped, generally planar first and second surfaces intersecting with one another at a roof ridge;   an upright portion extending from the base portion and being configured to extend generally vertically upward and away from the roof ridge, the upright portion including a plurality of perforations;   a first segment extending away from an upper part of the upright portion and being configured to extend generally horizontally in a first direction; and   a second segment extending away from the upper part of the upright portion and being configured to extend generally horizontally in a second direction facing opposite the first direction.   
     
     
         2 . The roof ridge vortex suppressor of  claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first segment and the second segment includes perforations. 
     
     
         3 . The roof ridge vortex suppressor of  claim 1 , wherein an open area defined by the upright portion is not less than about 35% of a total area of the upright portion. 
     
     
         4 . The roof ridge vortex suppressor of  claim 1 , wherein a free end of at least one of the first segment and the second segment includes at least one of serrations and undulations. 
     
     
         5 . The roof ridge vortex suppressor of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the base portion includes first and second base members, the first base member being configured to be attached to the first surface and the second base member being configured to be attached to the second surface; and   the upright portion includes first and second upright members, the first upright member extending from first base member to the first segment, and the second upright member extending from the second base member to the second segment.   
     
     
         6 . The roof ridge vortex suppressor of  claim 5 , wherein the first base member, the first upright member, and the first segment are integrally defined by a first single piece of material, and wherein the second base member, the second upright member, and the second segment are integrally defined by a second single piece of material. 
     
     
         7 . The roof ridge vortex suppressor of  claim 5 , wherein an angle defined by the first upright member and the first base member is substantially identical to an angle defined by the second upright member and the second base member. 
     
     
         8 . The roof ridge vortex suppressor of  claim 5 , wherein each of the first upright member and the second upright member has perforations, and wherein perforations of the first upright member are substantially aligned with perforations of the second upright member. 
     
     
         9 . The roof ridge vortex suppressor of  claim 1 , wherein a respective angle of about 90° is defined by the upright portion and each of the first and second segments. 
     
     
         10 . The roof ridge vortex suppressor of  claim 1 , wherein the roof ridge vortex suppressor is elongated such that a length of the roof ridge vortex suppressor extends in a length direction of the roof ridge. 
     
     
         11 . The roof ridge vortex suppressor of  claim 1 , wherein a generally horizontal distance from the upright portion to a free edge of the first segment is about 0.2 to 1.0 times a generally vertical distance from the base portion to the first segment. 
     
     
         12 . The roof ridge vortex suppressor of  claim 1 , wherein a generally horizontal distance from the upright portion to a free edge of the second segment is about 0.2 to 1.0 times a generally vertical distance from the base portion to the second segment. 
     
     
         13 . A vortex suppressing system associated with a pitched roof having sloped, generally planar first and second surfaces intersecting with one another at a roof ridge, the vortex suppressing system comprising:
 a fascia member attached to a perimeter of the roof adjacent to an edge of at least the first surface, the fascia member extending generally outwardly away from the perimeter of the roof and being generally curved to define a generally arch-shaped cross-sectional shape of an outer face of the fascia member; and   the roof ridge vortex suppressor of  claim 1 .   
     
     
         14 . A vortex suppressing system associated with a pitched roof having sloped, generally planar first and second surfaces intersecting with one another at a roof ridge, the vortex suppressing system comprising:
 a screen portion attached to a perimeter of the roof adjacent to an edge of at least the first surface, the screen portion extending generally laterally outwardly away from the perimeter of the roof to a free end of the screen portion, at least part of a top surface of the screen portion being substantially coplanar with the first surface of the pitched roof; and   the roof ridge vortex suppressor of  claim 1 .