Patent ID: 11952835
Assignee: PELLA CORPORATION
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E | IPC E

Claim 0:
1. A fenestration unit comprising:
a sill, a head opposite the sill, a first jamb, and a second jamb opposite the first jamb forming a window cavity therebetween, the sill including a lower surface and an upper surface and one or more compartments therebetween, and the sill including at least one side wall having an opening extending therethrough and the at least one side wall separates the one or more compartments within the sill from an exterior or interior side of the sill; and
a weep hood arranged within the at least one sidewall and contacting the lower surface of the sill, the weep hood including one or more air vents and one or more water vents, the weep hood arranged within the opening of the at least one side wall of the sill such that at least a portion of the weep hood projects outwardly from the sill, and the weep hood configured to simultaneously allow water to exit the one or more compartments within the sill through the one or more water vents and allow air to enter the one or more compartments within the sill through the one or more air vents, wherein the weep hood includes a first portion configured to reside within the one or more compartments and a second portion configured to reside outside the one or more compartments, and the first portion of the weep hood includes the one or more water vents including an inlet extending parallel to at least a portion of the lower surface of the sill, and the first portion includes an inlet of the one or more air vents extending substantially perpendicular to at least a portion of the lower surface of the sill.