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US 2011/0298185 A1Published application
Sealant joint backer support
AssigneeAlcoa Inc.
InventorsJeffrey Scott Dolby, Gregory Blake McKenna
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a sealant joint backer support that can be used to prevent three-sided adhesion at a joint when an exterior weather seal is applied. In an embodiment, a bond breaker backer support of the present invention includes a resiliently flexible front face having a groove, wherein the groove is configured for adjusting the bond breaker backer support after installation; and a pair of resiliently flexible legs extending, respectively, from a first end and a second end of the flexible front face.
Claims20
A bond breaker backer support comprising:
- a resiliently flexible front face having a groove,
- wherein the groove is configured for adjusting the bond breaker backer support after installation;
- and
- a pair of resiliently flexible legs extending, respectively, from a first end of the flexible front face and a second end of the flexible front face.
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An assembly comprising:
- at least one retainer;
- and
- at least one bond breaker backer support comprising:
- a resiliently flexible front face having a groove;
- and
- a pair of resiliently flexible legs extending, respectively, from a first end of the flexible front face and a second end of the flexible front face,
- wherein the groove is configured for adjusting the bond breaker backer support after installation.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.