Threshold gasket assembly
AssigneeTejas Specialty Group, Inc.
InventorsLarry Ortega, Tracy Bowling
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Abstract
The present invention is a threshold gasket assembly to be used in conjunction with end and/or back dams to form a sill pan. The threshold gasket assembly is fixed to a lower region of a rough opening in a wall and comprises a base with a plurality of fins projecting away from base to form a corresponding plurality of channels with a length generally the same as a base. Base has a generally “L” shaped cross section. At least two fins are sufficiently spaced from another to prevent contact with each other thereby simultaneously ensuring that moisture is dammed by at least one fin and directed by at least a portion of an adjacent channel.
Claims9
A threshold gasket assembly comprising:
- a base with a pre-defined length;
- a plurality of pliable fins projecting upward and away from said base to form a corresponding plurality of channels, said plurality of fins and said plurality of channels being parallel to a longitudinal axis of said base, wherein at least two of said plurality of fins have different heights above said base to enhance contact between said at least two fins and a sill assembly;
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- a rib directly extending from said base in one of said plurality of channels to arrest deflection of one of said plurality of fins.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.