Building means
AssigneeRidvan Garden Developments Limited
InventorAnthony Muir
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Abstract
Building means, having a main plate 1, a flexible sheet 2 attached thereto, a first bolt portion 4 extending outwards of the plate 1 and an opposite second bolt portion 5 extending outwards of the plate. The building means formed such that when it is in use a structural member can be fastened to the first bolt 4 portion while at the same time the plate 1 is arranged behind exterior cladding 8 of a building. A ledge 2a, after it has been bent into shape, extends to beyond the cladding so that rainwater contacting the first face of the plate portion can run down the first face and be guided by the ledge to a drain away position in front of the cladding.
Claims7
Building means, having a main plate portion, a flexible sheet extending from the plate portion wherein that sheet can be bent by hand to create a ledge, a first bolt portion extending outwards of a first face of the plate portion and a second bolt portion extending outwards of a second face of the plate portion opposite the first face;
- the building means being formed such that when it is in use a structural member can be fastened to the first bolt portion while at the same time the plate portion is arranged at least partially behind exterior cladding of a building and wherein the ledge, after it has been bent into shape, extends to beyond the cladding, wherein rainwater contacting the first face of the plate portion can run down the first face and be guided by the ledge to a drain away position in front of the cladding.
Building means installed on a building, the building means having a main plate portion, a flexible sheet extending from the plate portion wherein the flexible sheet is of a of a type that can be bent by hand to create a ledge during or prior to installation, a first bolt portion extending outwards of a first face of the plate portion and a second bolt portion extending outwards of a second face of the plate portion opposite the first face;
- the building means being such that a structural member is fastened to the first bolt portion and the second bolt portion is fastened to the building, the plate portion is arranged at least partially behind exterior cladding of the building, and the ledge extends to beyond the cladding and downwards so that when it rains rainwater contacting the first face of the plate portion is able to run down the first face and be guided by the ledge to a drain away position in front of the cladding.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.