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A roof ridge ventilator system of the type adapted to be installed on the open ridge of a building\s roof. The ventilator system is provided in at least two elongated sections having ends with top parts which are joinable together endwise. The top part of one end is fabricated to enable overlapping

A roof ridge ventilator system of the type adapted to be installed on the open ridge of a building\s roof. The ventilator system is provided in at least two elongated sections having ends with top parts which are joinable together endwise. The top part of one end is fabricated to enable overlapping by the top part of an unfabricated end of another section of roof ridge ventilator. The overlapping inhibits migration of water between the overlapped ends. The fabricated top part is further provided with a capillary groove in its outer surface which also is to be overlapped by the unfabricated end of the other ventilator section when the ends are joined. The groove is located, sized and configured to (1) collect water attempting to enter the ridge vent opening by migrating between the overlapping ends, and (2) dispose of said water collecting in said groove to minimize the possibility of said water entering the ridge vent opening.

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In a roof ridge ventilator system of the type adapted to be installed on the open ridge of a building\s roof, wherein said ventilator system comprises. at least two elongated sections having ends, said sections being joinable together endwise, each of said sections having a top part, a pair of outer

In a roof ridge ventilator system of the type adapted to be installed on the open ridge of a building\s roof, wherein said ventilator system comprises. at least two elongated sections having ends, said sections being joinable together endwise, each of said sections having a top part, a pair of outer sides depending from the top part, a pair of ventilating louvered panels spaced below the top part and extending from the sides inwardly towards each other so to form a throat in ventilating flow communication with the open ridge, a pair of flashing panels spaced below the louvered panels and extending downwardly and outwardly from the throat formed by said louvered panels, and a pair of baffles upstanding from the outer edge of each flashing panel, said baffles having openings in the lower part thereof; the improvement comprising means for reducing the likelihood of water entering the roof ridge opening due to water migration between joined ventilator section ends, said means including a first end of one ridge ventilator section having a top part and a second end of another ridge ventilator section having a top part, said second end\s top part being adapted to be overlapped by at least a portion of the first end\s top part, said overlapping inhibiting the migration of water between the overlapped top parts, said second end\s top part further defining at least one capillary groove in its outer surface, said groove comprising means to (1) collect water attempting to enter the ridge vent opening by migrating between the overlapped parts, and (2) dispose of said water collecting in said groove by permitting said water to flow over the end edge of said second end at a point where it will fall onto said flashing panels of said one ridge ventilator section and out said opening in said baffles of said one ridge ventilator section so that the possibility of said water entering the ridge vent opening is minimized.