Drainage channel for use in a building wall
AssigneeInnovation Calumet LLC
InventorGary R. Johnson
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Abstract
The disclosure provides example drainage channels, drainage systems, building walls and methods. An example drainage channel includes a drainage panel for conveying water within a building wall. The drainage panel is impermeable and has a first end and a second end. A support panel is coupled to the first end or the second end of the drainage panel such that the support panel is configured to be arranged vertically relative to the building wall. The drainage panel is configured to be arranged either perpendicular to an exterior sheathing of the building wall or angled downward from the first end of the drainage panel toward both the second end of the drainage panel and the exterior sheathing of the building wall.
Claims18
A drainage channel comprising:
- a drainage panel for conveying water from within a building wall, wherein the drainage panel is impermeable and comprises a first end and a second end;
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- a rear panel coupled to the second end of the drainage panel such that the rear panel is configured to be coupled to an exterior sheathing of the building wall and arranged vertically relative to the building wall, the rear panel having a top end and a bottom end;
- an intermediate panel having a top end and a bottom end, wherein the intermediate panel is parallel to the rear panel;
- a bottom panel connecting the bottom end of the rear panel to the bottom end of the intermediate panel and forming a drainage well between the rear panel and the intermediate panel;
- a front panel having a top end and a bottom end, wherein the front panel is parallel to the rear panel;
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- wherein the first end of the drainage panel is coupled to the bottom end of the front panel and the second end of the drainage panel is coupled to the top end of the intermediate panel, wherein the drainage panel is angled downward from the front panel to the intermediate panel to convey water from a primary drainage plane at the front panel to a secondary drainage plane at the rear panel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.