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US 11,859,441 B2Granted
Fenestration unit with drainage passage from corner key and through cladding
AssigneeJELD-WEN, Inc.
InventorShane Michael Meyer
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Abstract
A fenestration unit includes a frame corner key that includes a corner key fluid outlet and a cladding having an aperture for the corner key fluid outlet. The fenestration unit also includes a weep drainage system with a fluid path defined from the frame corner key, through the corner key fluid outlet, and through the aperture to drain from the fenestration unit.
Claims19
A fenestration unit comprising:
- a frame corner key that includes a corner key fluid outlet, the frame corner key including a projection that is hollow and tubular, the corner key fluid outlet extending along the projection and extending therethrough;
- a cladding having an aperture for the corner key fluid outlet, the aperture receiving the projection;
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- a weep drainage system with a fluid path defined from the frame corner key, through the corner key fluid outlet, and through the aperture to drain from the fenestration unit.
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A fenestration unit comprising:
- a frame corner key that includes a corner key fluid outlet;
- a cladding having an aperture for the corner key fluid outlet;
- a weep drainage system with a fluid path defined from the frame corner key, through the corner key fluid outlet, and through the aperture to drain from the fenestration unit;
- a sealing member that seals between the frame corner key and the cladding, proximate the aperture;
- the frame corner key including a projection and the aperture receiving the projection, the corner key fluid outlet extending along the projection;
- the sealing member extending within a gap between the projection and the cladding, proximate the aperture;
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- the corner key including a sealant injection aperture that provides fluid access to the gap from outside the fenestration unit.
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A fenestration unit comprising:
- a frame corner key that includes a corner key fluid outlet;
- a cladding having an aperture for the corner key fluid outlet, the cladding including an apron segment that defines at least part of the aperture and that includes a weep outlet;
- a frame sill member, the apron segment including a cover portion that at least partly covers the frame sill member and the frame corner key, the apron segment including a first projecting wall and a second projecting wall that project from the cover portion;
- a weep drainage system with a fluid path defined from the frame corner key, through the corner key fluid outlet, and through the aperture to drain from the fenestration unit, the fluid path being defined from the frame corner key, through the corner key fluid outlet, through the aperture, and through the weep outlet to drain from the fenestration unit;
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- the aperture being included in the cover portion, and the weep outlet being defined between the first and second projecting walls.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.