# US 10,501,946 B2 · Profiled element for terraces and balconies

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- Number: US 10,501,946 B2
- Document ID: US10501946B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 16/054,712
- Filed: 2018-08-03
- Published: 2019-02-28
- Granted: 2019-12-10
- Earliest claimed: 2017-08-22
- Assignees: Progress Profiles SPA
- Applicants: Progress Profiles SPA
- Inventors: Dennis Bordin
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10501946B2

## CPC

- E04F 19/061: {used to finish off an edge or corner of a wall or floor covering area (in connection with floor fabrics A47G27/045; sealings between walls and baths A47K3/008)}
- E04D 13/0459: {Drainage borders, e.g. dripping edges, gravel stops or dispersers}
- E04F 15/02183: {for outdoor use, e.g. in decks, patios, terraces, verandas or the like}
- E04D 13/15: Trimming strips; Edge strips; Fascias; {Expansion joints for roofs (wall copings E04D3/405; drainage borders E04D13/0459; joints in general E04B1/68)}
- E04D 2013/0468: {Drip edges}
- E04F: FINISHING WORK ON BUILDINGS, e.g. STAIRS, FLOORS (windows, doors E06B)
- E04D: ROOF COVERINGS; SKY-LIGHTS; GUTTERS; ROOF-WORKING TOOLS (coverings of outer walls by plaster or other porous material E04F13/00)

## Abstract

A profiled element for terraces and balconies includes a substantially flat wing for anchoring the profiled element to the floor, a front portion for protecting an outer edge of a floor paving and protruding outward with respect thereto, and a drip lip which is constituted by a contoured element that extends downward from the wing, in a region to be arranged at an edge of a terrace. The drip lip includes at a lower end, at least one first protrusion and at least one second protrusion, the second protrusion being disposed lower than the first protrusion, and both protruding outward with respect to the front portion.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A profiled element for terraces and balconies comprising a substantially flat wing for anchoring the profiled element to the floor, a front portion for protecting an outer edge of a floor paving and protruding outward with respect thereto, a drip lip which is constituted by a contoured element that extends downward from said flat wing, in a region to be arranged at an edge of a terrace, wherein said drip lip comprises, at a lower end, at least one first protrusion and at least one second protrusion, said at least one second protrusion being lower than the first protrusion, both first and second protrusions protruding outward with respect to said front portion, and a connector for connecting the profiled element to a similar profiled element being provided, said connector being associated, by snap action with a pair of profiled elements, between the first and second protrusions at one end and being anchored to a tooth at a front portion of said profiled elements.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The profiled element according to claim 1, wherein said second protrusion protrudes further outward than said first protrusion.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The profiled element according to claim 1, further comprising at least one spacer configured for spacing said front portion from the edge of the terrace, said at least one spacer includes a tab that protrudes from the rear of said drip lip and is configured to rest with its free end on said edge of the terrace.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The profiled element according to claim 1, wherein said front portion has a cross-section that is substantially T-shaped rotated by 90°, comprising a central connection to said flat wing and a screen, substantially on a vertical plane of arrangement, with an upper portion and a lower portion, and having a plurality of dovetail incisions defined on an inner side of said upper portion.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The profiled element according to claim 4, wherein said lower portion has, at a lower end, said tooth directed inward for anchoring said connector for connecting said profiled element to a similar profiled element.

### Claim 6 (depends on 4)

The profiled element according to claim 4, wherein said central connection is inclined downward and is provided with a plurality of water drainage openings.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The profiled element according to claim 1, wherein said second protrusion has an inclination with respect to a horizontal plane comprised between 20° and 65°.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The profiled element according to claim 1, wherein said first and second protrusions include two cusps.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The profiled element according to claim 1, wherein said first and second protrusions include two tabs.