US 9,157,243 B2Granted

Construction device for releasing moisture from a building

AssigneeWickright, Inc.

InventorRobert Kelly

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Abstract

A plurality of devices used alone or in combination for releasing moisture from a building are provided. The devices are especially suitable for use in new or existing masonry and frame buildings with low-slope roofs, on parapet walls and mansard roofs, and on masonry walls and foundation walls. The devices give buildings adequate wall and roof system ventilation and moisture vapor release portals so as to better prevent mold and other water related damage. The devices may be used individually or in combination wherein the devices are placed on or against a parapet wall, masonry wall or foundation wall of a building. Further, the devices may be used in connection with a joist or truss system of a building to prevent moisture damage to the joists or truss system and to prevent compromises and other structural integrity problems to a building which often occur with moisture.

Claims9

Dependent claims

A moisture releasing system for a building comprising:

housing having a top, a bottom, a front, a back, a first side, a second side and a generally hollow interior;
an opening on the first side of the housing and an opening on the second side of the housing wherein the opening on the first side of the housing creates a generally hollow passageway which extends to the second side of the housing and wherein water vapor or moisture is capable of passing through the generally hollow passageway from the first side to the second side of the housing;
a gap in the bottom of the housing wherein the gap creates an opening capable of receiving the water vapor or moisture which may enter into the generally hollow interior of the housing at a location other than the first side or second side of the housing;
wherein the bottom of the housing is capable of being secured to a brick or concrete masonry unit of a building and wherein the generally hollow passageway of the housing allows for the water vapor or moisture to be moved away from the brick or concrete masonry unit by traveling into the generally hollow passageway through the gap of the bottom of the housing and then out through the opening of the first side or the second side of the housing;
and
a vent attached to the building wherein the water vapor or moisture which moves through the generally hollow passageway of the interior of the housing exits the building through the vent.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 14/487,590Filed 16 Sep 2014 · us provisional application
Priority: 16 Sep 2013
Published: US 2015/0075095 A119 Mar 2015
Granted: 13 Oct 2015
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification6 codes

E04B 1/703
Drying or keeping dry, e.g. by air vents: evacuating water from walls made from hollow bricks
E04B 2/02
Walls, e.g. partitions, for buildings; Wall construction with regard to insulation; Connections specially adapted to walls: built-up from layers…
E04F 13/007
Coverings or linings, e.g. for walls or ceilings: outer coverings for walls with ventilating means
E04F 17/04
Vertical ducts; Channels, e.g. for drainage: air-ducts or air channels