Window sill
OwnerPierre Levenezinventor
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Abstract
A window sill assembly for protecting and covering an existing window sill at the base of a window. Two elongated members, each provided with a slideway, are attached to the window sill in a parallel and spaced apart relationship, one member on either side of the sill and extending away therefrom. A rectangular plate is slid, in a manner similar to a drawer, along the slideways until the rear portion of the cover encounters the wall below the window. The cover is then fastened to the sill, for example by being screwed thereto. Alternately, a flat rigid strip is rigidly fastened to the sill under the cover and is provided with a prong extending therefrom. A lip extending from the cover engages the prong and interlocks the plate with the strip.
Claims12
A window sill assembly for protecting and covering an exterior insulated wall adjacent an existing window sill at a base of a window, said window sill assembly comprising:
- two elongated side members disposed opposite each other at said base of said window;
- first fastening means for fastening said two elongated side members to said existing window sill in a spaced apart relationship such that said two elongated side members extend outwardly a predetermined distance from said base;
- a rectangular plate mounted to said two elongated side members and disposed contiguous said existing window sill, said rectangular plate having one edge cooperating with one of said two elongated side members and an opposite edge cooperating with the other of said two elongated side members;
- means for guiding said rectangular plate interposed said one edge of said rectangular plate and said one of said two elongated side members, said means for guiding further being interposed said opposite edge of said rectangular plate and said other of said two elongated side members to receive said one edge and said opposite edge of said rectangular plate for communication therewith, said rectangular plate further abutting said base of said window and being contiguous said existing window sill and said exterior insulated wall whereby any water collecting on said rectangular plate drains away from said base along said rectangular plate and is prevented from draining into said exterior insulated wall;
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- second fastening means for fastening said rectangular plate to said existing window sill.
A method for covering and protecting an exterior insulated wall adjacent an existing window sill at a base of a window, said method comprising the steps of:
- fastening two elongated side members to said existing window sill, each of said two elongated side members having means for guiding defined therealong;
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- positioning a rectangular plate along said means for guiding until said rectangular plate abuts said base of said window and is contiguous said existing window sill and said exterior insulated wall whereby water collecting on said rectangular plate drains away from said base of said window and is prevented from draining into said exterior insulated wall.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.