Diverter for wall drainage
US5921038A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 10, 1997 |
| Grant date | Jul 13, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 10, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE06B7/14
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
Water is prevented from entering the wall interior of a building from in and around a wall component, such as a window, mounted in the building wall, by positioning a diverter directly beneath the wall component. The diverter includes an upper surface that slopes toward the wall exterior, a plurality of spaced, parallel ribs extending upwardly from the upper surface and beyond the exterior wall to form a plurality of downwardly sloping channels, a cover over the outer ends of the ribs to form drainage openings at the ends of the channels. A downwardly extending non-linear pathway from the drainage openings to the exterior of the diverter prevents water from entering the wall interior through the channels.
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