# US 4,391,074 A · Weep screed > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 4,391,074 A - Document ID: US4391074A - Status: Granted - Kind: A - Application number: 06/223,309 - Filed: 1981-01-08 - Granted: 1983-07-05 - Earliest claimed: 1981-01-08 - Inventors: Henrietta H. Holsman - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US4391074A ## CPC - E04F 13/06: Edge-protecting borders {(borders for joints between plaster layers and window or door frames or like E06B1/62)} - E04F 13/04: Bases for plaster (sub-ceilings with plaster-carrying means E04B9/06) - E04F 13/068: {combined with mesh material or the like to allow plaster to bond therewith} - E04F 21/04: Patterns or templates; Jointing rulers {(profile trowels E04F21/16)} - E04F 2013/063: {for corners} - E04F: FINISHING WORK ON BUILDINGS, e.g. STAIRS, FLOORS (windows, doors E06B) ## Abstract A weep screed provides reinforcement for stucco at or below the foundation plate line of a building. The weep screed includes a substantially vertical network disposable against the wall of the building before the addition of stucco to the building. The substantially vertical lattice network includes overlapping wires for receiving and reinforcing the stucco and includes line wires extending across the overlapping wires. Another lattice network is extendable from the wall of the building in transvese relationship to the substantially vertical lattice network before the addition of stucco to the building. The transverse lattice network includes overlapping and line wires. The transverse lattice network includes overlapping wires extending to the first lattice network to provide a continuation between the substantially vertical and transverse lattice networks. A further lattice network may be extendable from the transverse lattice network in transverse relationship to the transverse lattice network before the addition of stucco to the building. The further lattice network may include overlapping and line wires. The further lattice network may include overlapping wires extending to the transverse lattice network to provide a continuation between the transverse and further lattice networks. The overlapping wires in the substantially vertical, transverse and further lattice networks are preferably joined to one another at the overlapping positions and are preferably joined to the line wires at the positions where the line wires cross the overlapping wires. The line wires in particular ones of the lattice networks may be disposed relatively close together to provide an enhanced reinforcement of the stucco. ## Claims ### Claim 1 In combination in a weep screed for providing a reinforcement for stucco at or near the foundation plate line of a building. a first lattice network disposable against the wall of the building before the addition of stucco to the building and including undulating wires disposed in overlapping relationship for receiving and reinforcing the stucco and including line wires extending across the undulating wires to define overlapping relationships with the undulating wires, and a second lattice network extendable from the wall of the building in transverse relationship to the first lattice network before the addition of stucco to the building and disposed in a horizontal relationship and including undulating wires disposed in overlapping relationship for receiving and reinforcing the stucco and including line wires extending across undulating wires to define overlapping relationships with the undulating wires, and the second lattice network including undulating wires extending into the first lattice network to provide a continuation between the first and second lattice networks. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The combination set forth in claim 1 wherein the building includes studs and wherein fasteners extend through the first lattice network into the studs at positions where the overlapping relationships with the undulating wires are produced. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The combination set forth in claim 2 wherein the upper portion of the first lattice network is disposed above the foundation plate line and the second lattice network is disposed at a maximum height of the foundation plate line. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The combination set forth in claim 1 wherein the second lattice network extends from the first lattice network at an angle different from a perpendicular relationship to the bottom portion of the first lattice network. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The combination set forth in claim 4 wherein the first and second lattice networks define a juncture and wherein a bead is disposed at the juncture between the first and second lattice networks. ### Claim 6 (depends on 4) The combination set forth in claim 4 wherein the wires in the first lattice network extend outwardly at an angle near the bottom of the first lattice network relative to the portion of the first lattice network disposable against the wall of the building and the second lattice network extends from the bottom of the fisrt lattice network at an angle different from a perpendicular relationship to the bottom of the first lattice network and at substantially a right angle to the portion of the first lattice network disposable against the wall of the building. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The combination set forth in claim 1 wherein the undulating wires in the first and second lattices are joined to each other at the overlapping positions and are joined to the line wires at the positions where the line wires overlap the undulating wires. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The combination set forth in claim 7 wherein the building includes studs and wherein fasteners extend through the first lattice network into the studs at positions where the overlapping relationships between the undulating wires and between the undulating wires and the line wires are produced and wherein the upper portion of the first lattice network is disposed above the foundation plate line and the second lattice network is disposed at a maximum height of the foundation plate line. ### Claim 9 (depends on 3) The combination set forth in claim 3 wherein the second lattice network is substantially perpendicular to the first lattice network and a third lattice network is extendable from the second lattice network in transverse relationship to the second lattice network and includes undulating wires disposed in overlapping relationship for receiving and reinforcing the stucco and includes line wires extending across the undulating wires to define overlapping relationships with the undulating wires and a third lattice network includes undulating wires extending to the second lattice network to provide a continuation between the third and second lattice networks and the undulating wires in the second and third lattice networks are joined to each other at the overlapping positions and are joined to the line wires at the positions where the line wires overlap the undulating wires. ### Claim 10 (depends on 4) The combination set forth in claim 4 wherein the line wires in the second lattice network are spaced relatively close together and the line wires in the third lattice network are spaced relatively close together and relatively close to the line wires in the second lattice network. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The combination set forth in claim 9 wherein the line wires in the third lattice network are spaced relatively close together. ### Claim 12 (depends on 9) The combination set forth in claim 9 wherein the third lattice network extends upwardly from the second lattice network. ### Claim 13 In combination in a weep screed for providing a reinforcement for stucco at or near the foundation plate line of a building, first wires disposed in a first lattice arrangement having essentially a vertical disposition and extending at substantially a maximum height of the foundation plate line, second wires disposed in a second lattice arrangement having essentially a horizontal dispostion and disposed at a maximum height of the foundation plate line of the building, and the first and second wires being integrated by third wires disposed in a third lattice arrangement bent through angle from essentially the vertical disposition toward the horizontal disposition. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The combination set forth in claim 13 wherein each of the first, second and third wires include at least a first element having an undulating disposition and at least a second element extending laterally across the first element in overlapping relationship with the first element at progressive positions along the second element. ### Claim 15 In combination in a weep screed for providing a reinforcement for stucco at or near the foundation plate line of a building, first wires disposed in a first lattice arrangement having essentially a vertical disposition, second wires disposed in a second lattice arrangement having essentially a horizontal disposition, and the first and second wires being integrated by third wires disposed in a third lattice arrangement bent through an angle between essentially the vertical disposition and essentially the horizontal disposition, fourth wires disposed in a fourth lattice arrangement having essentially a vertical disposition and displaced horizontally from the first wires, the second and fourth wires being integrated by fifth wires disposed in a fifth lattice arrangement bent through angle between essentially the horizontal disposition and essentially the vertical disposition. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The combination set forth in claim 15 wherein the first, second, third, fourth and fifth wires include wires having an undulating disposition and line wires extending in overlapping relationship to such undulating wires and the line wires extending in a particular one of the first, second, third, fourth and fifth wires have a relatively close disposition. ### Claim 17 (depends on 13) The combination set forth in claim 13 wherein the second wires extend at a sharply defined angle different from a perpendicular relationship to the first wires and wherein the first ones of the wires have a relatively close disposition to impart enhanced reinforcement to the stucco. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The combination set forth in claim 17 wherein the first wires have a progressively increasing horizontal component near their bottom and the second wires extend in a sharp angle from the first wires at an angle different from a perpendicular relationship to the first wires. ### Claim 19 (depends on 13) The combination set forth in claim 13 wherein the first wires are disposed in overlapping relationship and are attached to one another at their overlapping positions and the second wires are disposed in overlapping relationship and are attached to one another at their intersections and the third wires are disposed in intersecting relationship and are attached to one another at their overlapping positions. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The combination set forth in claim 19 wherein the second wires are disposed relatively close together to enhance the reinforcement of the stucco. ### Claim 21 (depends on 19) The combination set forth in claim 19 wherein the first wires include wires having an undulating disposition and line wires extending in overlapping relationship to such undulating wires and the second wires include wires having an undulating disposition and line wires extending in overlapping relationship to such undulating wires and the third wires include wires having an undulating disposition and line wires extending in overlapping relationship to such undulating wires. ### Claim 22 (depends on 19) The combination set forth in claim 19 wherein the building includes studs and wherein fasteners extend into the studs throught the first lattice arrangement at positions where the first wires overlap one another. ### Claim 23 (depends on 19) The combination set forth in claim 19 wherein the building includes studs and wherein fasteners extend into the studs through the first lattice arrangement at positions where the wires included in the first wires and having the undulating relationship overlap the line wires included in the first wires. ### Claim 24 In combination in a weep screed for providing reinforcement for stucco at or near the foundation plate line of a building, a lattice having first and second sections respectively having predominantly vertical and horizontal dispositions, the first section including: a plurality of wires having primarily vertical dispositions and disposed in an undulating relationship and having an overlapping relationship near the extremities of the undulations, and line wires extending in a lateral direction in overlapping relationship to the undulating wires at spaced positions to provide a reinforcement for the stucco; the undulating wires at the bottom of the first section being bent from a predominantly vertical disposition toward a predominantly horizontal disposition to provide a transition between the first and second sections; and the second section including: line wires extending in the lateral direction in overlapping relationship to the undulating wires in the transition between the first and second sections at the bottom of the first section to provide a reinforcement for the stucco. ### Claim 25 (depends on 24) The combination set forth in claim 24 wherein a plastic bead is disposed at the transition between the first and second sections in attached relationship to the first and second sections. ### Claim 26 (depends on 24) The combination set forth in claim 24 wherein the second section includes wires having a serpentine relationship. ### Claim 27 (depends on 26) The combination set forth in claim 26 wherein the line wires in the second lattice section are disposed below the stucco. ### Claim 28 (depends on 26) The combination set forth in claim 26 wherein the serpentine wires in the second section are disposed relatively close together. ### Claim 29 (depends on 24) The combination set forth in claim 24 wherein the line wires in the second section are disposed relatively close together to impart enhanced reinforcement. ### Claim 30 (depends on 20) The combination set forth in claim 20 wherein the second section is disposed at an angle different from a perpendicular relationship to the bottom of the first section. ### Claim 31 (depends on 30) The combination set forth in claim 30 wherein the bottom of the first section is progressively curved toward the horizontal disposition and wherein the second section is provided with essentially the horizontal disposition. ### Claim 32 (depends on 31) The combination set forth in claim 31 wherein the building includes studs and wherein fasteners extend through the studs into the predominantly vertical components of the first section of the lattice at positions where the undulations overlap near their extremities. ### Claim 33 (depends on 24) The combination set forth in claim 24 wherein the undulating wires extend above the foundation plate line and the undulating wires at the bottom of the first section are disposed at a maximum height of the foundation plate line and the line wires in the second section are disposed at a maximum height of the foundation plate line. ### Claim 34 (depends on 33) The combination set forth in claim 33 wherein the building includes studs and wherein fasteners extend through the studs into the predominantly vertical components of the first section of the lattice at positions where the undulations overlap near their extremities.