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US 9,903,108 B2Granted
Weep hole insert system
OwnerJohn Noel Flint, Lynne Oldfieldinventors
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Abstract
Disclosed herein is a weep hole insert (10, 10′) for providing a barrier in a weep hole (11). A handle (24, 24′) for facilitating insertion of the insert (10, 10′) in the weep hole (11) is also disclosed.
Claims20
An insert for providing a barrier in a weep hole in a masonry wall, said insert comprising:
- a body comprising:
- a spine portion defining a longitudinal axis and having a reinforcing rib extending therearound, wherein said spine portion defines openings therein;
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- a resilient fringe extending at least partially around said spine portion and adapted to engage walls of said weep hole,
- wherein said insert is formed from metal sheet that is strengthened by said reinforcing rib,
- wherein said reinforcing rib is located inwardly of said fringe with said fringe extending outwardly from said reinforcing rib.
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An insert system for a weep hole, said insert system comprising:
- an insert for providing a barrier in a weep hole in a masonry wall, said insert comprising an insert body having a spine portion and a resilient fringe extending at least partially around said spine portion, said resilient fringe having a configuration capable of engaging walls of said weep hole, said spine portion defines openings therein, said openings are axially spaced apart along said longitudinal axis, wherein some of said openings are provided on one lateral side of a plane of said spine portion and some of said openings are provided on an opposite lateral side of said plane, and further wherein said openings comprise several pairs of laterally spaced apart openings, with each of said pairs of said laterally spaced apart openings being axially spaced apart along said longitudinal axis;
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- a handle having a configuration capable of engaging with said insert to facilitate insertion of said insert into said weep hole, said handle comprising an elongate handle body, defining a handle longitudinal axis, said handle body having a proximal end and a distal end, said distal end being sized to fit within said weep hole and defining an elongate, substantially rectangular, abutment surface for abutting said insert.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.