Top drainage system for windows and/or doors
AssigneeHawkes Design and Consulting, LLC
InventorHenry M. Hay, III
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Abstract
Various embodiments of the present disclosure include drainage systems for window and/or door frames and methods of manufacturing the same. An example drainage system includes a frame with a head. The example drainage system also includes a water channel adjacent to the head defined between a water channel opening and a water channel outlet. Water travels along the water channel. The example drainage system further includes a first wicking structure positioned within the water channel. The first wicking structure includes an absorption layer and the water traveling along the water channel exits on an exterior side of the frame.
Claims20
A drainage system for a window or a door, the drainage system comprising:
- a frame comprising a head;
- a water channel adjacent to the head defined between a water channel opening and a water channel outlet, wherein water travels along the water channel;
- and
- a first wicking structure positioned within the water channel, wherein the first wicking structure comprises an absorption layer,
- wherein the water traveling along the water channel exits on an exterior side of the frame.
A method of manufacturing a drainage system for a window or a door, the method comprising:
- providing a frame comprising a head;
- defining a water channel adjacent to the head between a water channel opening and a water channel outlet, wherein water travels along the water channel;
- and
- positioning a first wicking structure on the head within the water channel, wherein the first wicking structure comprises an absorption layer,
- wherein the water traveling along the water channel exits on an exterior side of the frame.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.