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US 2012/0247041 A1Published application
Under deck drainage system and related method
OwnerTim Whitteninventor
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Abstract
An under deck drainage system for use with a deck. The system includes at least one starter strip mounted to one or more joists of the deck, a plurality of clips coupled with the starter strip, where the clips are slidable along the starter strip. The system further includes an elongate channel member coupled with at least one of the plurality of clips, and the elongate channel member has at least one channel therein.
Claims16
An under deck system comprising
- one or more starter strips, each comprising a tapered recess and configured for being mounted to one or more joists of said deck;
- one or more channel members, each comprising a tapered flange;
- and
- one or more clips, each comprising
- an upper coupling portion comprising a tapered flange for coupling with said tapered recess of one of said starter strips;
- and
- a lower coupling portion comprising a tapered recess for coupling with said tapered flange of one of said channel members.
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A method for installing an under deck system, comprising:
- providing one or more starter strips, each comprising a tapered recess and configured for being mounted to one or more joists of said deck;
- providing one or more channel members, each comprising a tapered flange;
- providing one or more clips, each comprising
- an upper coupling portion comprising a tapered flange for coupling with said tapered recess of one of said starter strips;
- and
- a lower coupling portion comprising a tapered recess for coupling with said tapered flange of one of said channel members;
- mounting said one or more starter strips to one or more joists of said deck;
- coupling said upper coupling portion of said clips with said starter strips;
- and
- coupling said lower coupling portion of said clips with said channel members.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.