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US 2022/0162901 A1Published application
Sill Assembly and Subsill for the Same
AssigneeSolar Innovations LLC
InventorGregory A. Header
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Abstract
A subsill positioned at least partially under a sill in a sill assembly. The sill assembly positioned under a door or window. Two or more pressure chambers extend lengthwise between the subsill and sill. Pressure chambers can extend one behind another. The subsill can include a backstop with some of the pressure chambers extending lengthwise between the backstop and the sill. Apertures in the pressure chambers are positioned to force water to flow by a circuitous path.
Claims15
A device for use with a sill, comprising:
- a subsill positioned at least partially below the sill;
- a plurality of pressure chambers positioned between the sill and the subsill and extending lengthwise along the subsill;
- and
- apertures arranged in the plurality of pressure chambers in such a way that forces water passing through the plurality of pressure chambers to be routed circuitously.
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A sill assembly, comprising:
- a sill;
- a subsill positioned at least partially below the sill;
- a plurality of pressure chambers positioned between the sill and the subsill and extending lengthwise along the subsill;
- and
- apertures arranged in the plurality of pressure chambers in such a way that forces water passing through the plurality of pressure chambers to be routed circuitously.
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A sill assembly, comprising:
- a sill;
- a subsill positioned at least partially below the sill, the subsill including a subsill back wall positioned behind the sill;
- a plurality of pressure chambers positioned between the sill and the subsill and extending lengthwise along the subsill;
- and
- a trough formed between the subsill back wall and the sill, the trough defining a top wall of a pressure chamber of the plurality of pressure chambers.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.