Skylight and/or chimney water diversion device
OwnerAlfred Yannucci, IIIinventor
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Abstract
A diversion device for a skylight and/or chimney on a shingled pitched roof in a building comprising a substantially flat base, a structure integral with the base for diverting rainwater and an upstanding flange integral with the rainwater diverting means. The base can be positioned under a portion of the shingled pitched roof, while the upstanding flange can be positioned over the flashing of the skylight and/or chimney. The rainwater flowing down along the shingled pitched roof will be deflected away from the skylight and/or chimney by the rainwater diverting structure, to prevent the rainwater from entering the building and causing damage thereto.
Claims2
A rainwater diversion device for a roof structure on a shingled pitched roof of a building comprising:
- a) a substantially flat, sheet-form base for receipt under shingles of a portion of a shingled pitched roof;
- b) means integrally connected with said base for diverting rainwater comprising an elongate, triangular-shaped member formed from sheet material with a folded lip defining a channel at an integral connection with said base, an apex of the member joining said base at a central location thereof so that the channel comprises two portions which diverge as they extend away from the apex;
- c) an upstanding flange integrally connected with said rainwater diverting means on an outer side of the channel remote from the base, so that a portion of said base can be positioned under a portion of the shingled pitched roof, while said upstanding flange can be positioned over flashing of the roof structure causing the rainwater flowing down along the shingled pitched roof to be deflected into and along the channel away from the roof structure, on either side thereof.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.