Passive water intrusion mitigation device, system, and method for sliding doors and windows
AssigneeStorm Armour, Inc.
InventorSteven W. Diaz
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Abstract
An apparatus for siphoning accumulated water from sliding windows, door sills, and tracks can comprise (1) a tube comprising (a) a proximal end comprising an inlet; (b) a distal end comprising an outlet; (c) a crest intermediate the proximal end and the distal end; and (d) a transfer section intermediate the crest and the distal end. The apparatus is configured such that the accumulated water passively traverses through the tube via the inlet, through the crest, through the transfer section, and out of the apparatus via the outlet.
Claims20
An apparatus for siphoning accumulated water from sliding windows, door sills, and tracks,
- the apparatus comprising:
- a tube comprising:
- a proximal end comprising an inlet;
- a distal end comprising an outlet;
- a crest intermediate the proximal end and the distal end;
- and
- a transfer section intermediate the crest and the distal end,
- wherein the apparatus is configured such that the accumulated water passively traverses through the tube via the inlet, through the crest, through the transfer section, and out of the apparatus via the outlet.
A method of passively mitigating water intrusion, the method comprising:
- providing an apparatus for siphoning accumulated water, wherein the apparatus comprises:
- a siphon tube, the siphon tube comprising an inlet and an outlet;
- positioning the apparatus in a track to permit water to fill the siphon tube;
- in response to the siphon tube filling with water, permitting the water to flow through the siphon tube to a lower discharge point proximate the siphon tube outlet;
- and permitting the passive discharge of the water through the siphon tube to the outlet.
A siphon drainage system configured to attach to a sliding door track, a sliding window track, a door sill, and a window sill, wherein the system comprises:
- one or more detachable track attachment mechanisms configured for selectively attaching the system to a track, the track comprising a first side and a second side;
- a tube comprising a first end and a second end, wherein the tube is an inverted U-shape,
- wherein the first end comprises an inlet and the second end comprises an outlet,
- and wherein a transfer section is intermediate the tube first end and second end,
- wherein at least one track attachment mechanism selectively attaches the tube to a track;
- and
- wherein the tube inlet is positioned in the track proximate the first side, the tube outlet is positioned outside of the track proximate the second side, and water is discharged from the track by wind moving across the tube inlet, creating a pressure differential to siphon water from the track, into the tube inlet, through the tube transfer section, and out of the tube outlet to a lower discharge point.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.