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The present disclosure is directed to a soffit assembly made of inside and outside soffit boards, each comprising two or more serially arranged boards. When assembled, the inside and outside soffit boards define a central gap closed by a vent strip having perforations there along to enable breathing

The present disclosure is directed to a soffit assembly made of inside and outside soffit boards, each comprising two or more serially arranged boards. When assembled, the inside and outside soffit boards define a central gap closed by a vent strip having perforations there along to enable breathing through said vent strip; the vent strip also icludes left and right U-shaped receptacles to enable the vent strip to snap to the adjacent soffit boards. A cross strip is also set forth which has a H-shape in profile to enable the adjacent boards to be abutted against each other and thereby joined with said cross strip at the joint between the boards.

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[ I claim:] [1.] A soffit assembly under an eave of a roof overhang on a building comprising:(a) an elongate inside soffit board formed of two or more boards serially affixed along an outside wall of the building;(b) an outside soffit board parallel to the inside soffit board and comprised of two or

[ I claim:] [1.] A soffit assembly under an eave of a roof overhang on a building comprising:(a) an elongate inside soffit board formed of two or more boards serially affixed along an outside wall of the building;(b) an outside soffit board parallel to the inside soffit board and comprised of two or more boards parallel to and spaced from the inside board;(c) wherein said inside and outside soffit boards define a gap therebetween having a specified length corresponding to the length of the outside wall; and(d) a vent strip extending the full length of said inside and outside soffit boards wherein said vent strip(i) has board engaging means along parallel edges of said vent strip enabling engagement with said inside and outside soffit boards,(ii) enables air circulation therethrough into a space above said vent strip, and(iii) is temporarily bowed for engagement with said inside and outside soffit boards.