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US 6,662,504 B2Granted
Flashing and weep/vent system for a masonry wall
OwnerNorbert V. Krogstadinventor
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Abstract
The combination of: a) a first water collection section for a masonry wall having a first bottom wall, a first back wall, and a first side wall bounding a first collection space; b) a second water collection section for a masonry wall having a second bottom wall, a second back wall, and a second side wall bounding a second collection space; and c) a first connector for joining the first and second water collection sections to maintain the first and second water collection sections in an operative relationship.
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In combination:
- a) a first water collection section for a masonry wall and comprising a first bottom wall, a first back wall, and a first side wall bounding a first collection space,
- the first side wall terminating at a first upper free edge,
- the first side wall having a substantially flat surface that extends from the first bottom wall to the first upper free edge;
- b) a second water collection section for a masonry wall and comprising a second bottom wall, a second back wall, and a second side wall bounding a second collection space,
- the second side wall terminating at a second upper free edge,
- the second side wall having a substantially flat surface that extends from the second bottom wall to the second upper free edge;
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- c) a first connector for joining the first and second water collection sections to maintain the first and second water collection sections in an operative relationship wherein the first and second side walls are adjacent to each other.
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In combination:
- a) a first water collection section for a masonry wall and comprising a first bottom wall, a first back wall, and a first side wall bounding a first collection space;
- b) a second water collection section for a masonry wall and comprising a second bottom wall, a second back wall, and a second side wall bounding a second collection space;
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- c) a first connector for joining the first and second water collection sections to maintain the first and second water collection sections in an operative relationship,
- wherein the first bottom wall has a front and rear and a downwardly bent lip at the front of the bottom wall,
- wherein the downwardly bent lip defines a forward edge, the first side wall has a lower portion, and the lower portion of the first sidewall projects forwardly to or beyond the forward edge of the downwardly bent lip,
- wherein the first connector has a projecting nose that extends over and conceals the lower portion of the first side wall that projects forwardly to or beyond the forward edge of the downwardly bent lip.
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In combination:
- a) a first water collection section for a masonry wall and comprising a first bottom wall, a first back wall, and a first side wall bounding a first collection space;
- b) a second water collection section for a masonry wall and comprising a second bottom wall, a second back wall, and a second side wall bounding a second collection space;
- c) a first connector for joining the first and second water collection sections to maintain the first and second water collection sections in an operative relationship,
- wherein the first and second back walls each have an upper edge;
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- d) a diverting connector which extends around the upper edges of the first and second back walls with the first and second water collection sections in the operative relationship and the diverting connector in an operative position,
- wherein the diverting connector has an upwardly facing surface which bridges the first and second side walls with the first and second water collection sections in the operative relationship and the diverting connector in the operative position and diverts downwardly moving water from passage between the first and second side walls,
- wherein the diverting connector has a front wall with an opening formed therethrough.
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A method of forming a water collection structure for installation at the bottom of a masonry wall, the method comprising the steps of:
- placing first and second water collection sections, each comprising a bottom wall and a wall structure extending upwardly from the bottom wall and including a back wall, in an operative relationship at a location at which masonry elements are to be placed;
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- press-fitting a first connector to the first and second water collection sections to thereby maintain the first and second water collection sections in the operative relationship and so that the first connector and first and second water collection sections are interengaged so as to limit relative movement between the first connector and first and second water collection sections in a fore-and-aft direction.
A method of forming a water collection structure for installation at the bottom of a masonry wall, the method comprising the steps of:
- placing first and second water collection sections, each comprising a bottom wall and a wall structure extending upwardly from the bottom wall, in an operative relationship at a location at which masonry elements are to be placed;
- press-fitting a first connector to the first and second water collection sections to thereby maintain the first and second water collection sections in the operative relationship;
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- press-fitting a second connector to the first and second water collection sections so that the second connector diverts downwardly moving water so as not to pass between and under the first and second water collection sections.
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A method of forming a water collection structure for installation at the bottom of a masonry wall, the method comprising the steps of:
- placing first and second water collection sections, each comprising a bottom wall and a wall structure extending upwardly from the bottom wall, in an operative relationship at a location at which masonry elements are to be placed;
- press-fitting a first connector to the first and second water collection sections to thereby maintain the first and second water collection sections in the operative relationship;
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- reconfiguring the first water collection section prior to press-fitting the first connector to the first and second water collection sections.
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In combination:
- a) a first water collection section for a masonry wall and comprising a first bottom wall, a first back wall, and a first side wall bounding a first collection space,
- the first bottom wall having a downturned lip defining a forward edge;
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- b) a first connector for engaging the first side wall and joining the first water collection section to another water collection section to maintain the first and another water collection sections in an operative relationship,
- the first side wall having a lower portion projecting forwardly to or beyond the forward edge of the downwardly bent lip,
- the connector having a projecting nose which covers the lower portion of the first side wall projecting forwardly to or beyond the forward edge of the downwardly bent lip.
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In combination:
- a) a first water collection section for a masonry wall and comprising a first bottom wall, a first back wall, and a first side wall bounding a first collection space;
- b) a second water collection section for a masonry wall and comprising a second bottom wall, a second back wall, and a second side wall bounding a second collection space;
- c) a first connector for joining the first and second water collection sections to maintain the first and second water collection sections in an operative relationship,
- wherein the first and second back walls each have an upper edge;
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- d) a diverting connector which extends around the upper edges of the first and second back walls with the first and second water collection sections in the operative relationship and the diverting connector in an operative position.
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In combination:
- a) a first water collection section for a masonry wall and comprising a first bottom wall, a first back wall, and a first side wall bounding a first collection space;
- b) a second water collection section for a masonry wall and comprising a second bottom wall, a second back wall, and a second side wall bounding a second collection space;
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- c) a first connector for joining the first and second water collection sections to maintain the first and second water collection sections in an operative relationship,
- wherein the first bottom wall has a front and rear and a downwardly bent lip at the front of the bottom wall.
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In combination:
- a) a first water collection section for a masonry wall and comprising a first bottom wall, a first back wall, and a first side wall bounding a first collection space;
- b) a second water collection section for a masonry wall and comprising a second bottom wall, a second back wall, and a second side wall bounding a second collection space;
- c) a first connector for joining the first and second water collection sections to maintain the first and second water collection sections in an operative relationship;
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- d) a plurality of masonry elements fixed to each other within the first collection space.
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In combination:
- a) a first water collection section for a masonry wall and comprising a first bottom wall, a first back wall, and a first side wall bounding a first collection space;
- b) a second water collection section for a masonry wall and comprising a second bottom wall, a second back wall, and a second side wall bounding a second collection space;
- c) a first connector for joining the first and second water collection sections to maintain the first and second water collection sections in an operative relationship,
- wherein with the first and second water collection sections in the operative relationship, the first and second side walls are in adjacent relationship, each of the first and second side walls has an upper edge and the first connector straddles the first and second side wall sections at the upper edges of the first and second side walls,
- wherein with the first and second water collection sections in the operative relationship, the first and second side walls are spaced from each other by a predetermined distance,
- wherein the first connector has a body defining a receptacle with a width that is slightly greater than the predetermined distance;
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- d) a plurality of masonry elements fixed to each other within the first collection space and a plurality of masonry elements fixed to each other within the second collection space,
- wherein the body of the first connector has a width, the masonry elements are spaced from each other by a second predetermined distance in each of the first and second collection spaces, the first connector resides between a masonry element in the first collection space and a masonry element in the second collection space and the width of the body of the first connector is substantially equal to the second predetermined distance.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.