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US 6,474,031 B2Granted
Weephole drainage aid and pest barrier
OwnerDale Phillipsinventor
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Devices and methods for protecting weepholes in brick veneer structures against insects and other pests while still allowing drainage and for helping prevent mortar portions and other objects from blocking the weepholes. A weephole device is described that includes a substantially vertical spacer portion having a pair of side walls that are maintained in a spaced relation to one another to define a gap for the passage of water or other fluids. The spacer portion is shaped and sized to be inserted into a weephole space between a pair of bricks. A tray is affixed to the spacer portion and includes a substantially horizontally disposed tray portion that is shaped and sized to capture falling mortar portions or other objects that might block the weephole were they to fall behind it within the air gap between the brick veneer wall and the structural inner wall. The rear edge of the tray portion has an edge that is intended to contact the inner wall when the weephole device is emplaced. In preferred embodiments described herein, the edge is upturned.
A weephole device to be disposed within a weephole of a brick veneer wall, the device comprising:
A weephole device to be disposed within a weephole of a brick wall, the device comprising:
A weephole device to be disposed within a weephole of a brick veneer wall, the device comprising:
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