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Corner key with drainage pathway

US10844654B1 · kind B1 · utility

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22References

15Claims

0Family size

Assignee

JELD-WEN, Inc. · US

Inventors

Pete Smith · Long Valley, US
Jacob Nelson · Klamath Falls, US
David Belau · Klamath Falls, US
Jerry Jones · Klamath Falls, US
Ryan Schroeder · Klamath Falls, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 22, 2019
Grant date	Nov 24, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 22, 2039

Classification

Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
CPC primaryE06B3/4609
WIPO fieldCivil engineering
WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

An assembly for a door or window frame including an elongated sill and a corner key attached to each end of the sill, where the corner keys each support a bottom end of a jamb. Each corner key includes a jamb-facing surface, a drain surface, and a sill-facing surface, the sill-facing surface extending between the jamb-facing surface and the drain surface. The corner key includes a chamber for collecting water therein and a drain port having an opening formed along the drain surface of the corner key, the drain port being in communication with the chamber for directing the water from the chamber out of the corner key.

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