Window drip collector
AssigneeNovus Inc.
InventorDavid A. Tenquist
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Abstract
An apparatus for collecting and causing evaporation of water that condenses on the interior surfaces of a window, to inhibit water damage to the window sill and lower portions of the frame. The apparatus includes a member comprising an outer housing that has apertures therethrough that is substantially filled with a foam or other absorbent material. The apparatus is applied to the window generally horizontally across the bottom portion, so that any water that runs down the surface of the window will collect on the device, and will evaporate.
Claims8
A device for collecting moisture on a vertical pane such as a window pane having an interior surface exposed to the interior atmosphere of a heated room including a housing, means to apply said housing to the window pane on the interior surface of the window pane adjacent the lower edges thereof and substantially horizontal, said housing spanning substantially the entire width of said window, a water absorbent air premeable insert in said housing, said housing having an upper wall having apertures provided therethrough opening to said insert and being exposed to ambient air in said room along the length of said housing, and said housing defining a lower opening to permit ambient air from the interior of the room to enter the housing.
A collector for collecting moisture condensation from a surface of a window exposed to ambient air comprising an elongated housing having aperture means in the upper and lower sides thereof, a liquid absorbing foam core having a plurality of openings forming generally vertical surfaces therethrough which align with the aperture means to permit convective airflow through said aperture means and said openings, and means to attach said housing to an exposed surface of a window with the elongated housing extending generally horizontally and spanning substantially the entire width of the window on which it is mounted, said housing being exposed to ambient air on at least the top and bottom thereof along substantially its entire length.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.