Patent ID: 11927053
Assignee: PN II, INC.
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E  B | IPC B  E

Claim 0:
1. A window sill flashing, comprising a first one-piece sill flashing and a second one-piece sill flashing that are each a continuous shaped structure and each include:
(i) a base having a substantially rectangular shape and having a front edge and at least one side edge;
(ii) a front flange projecting perpendicularly downward from the front edge of the base;
(iii) at least one side flange having a side surface and a front surface, wherein the side surface extends vertically from the at least one side edge of the base and the front surface is coplanar and continuous with the front flange and extends perpendicularly from the side surface; and
wherein the first one-piece sill flashing and the second one-piece sill flashing are free of seams;
wherein the first one-piece sill flashing and the second one-piece sill flashing are comprised of a polyvinyl chloride;
wherein the first one-piece sill flashing and the second one-piece sill flashing each have a thickness in a range of about 7.5 mils to about 35 mils;
wherein the first one-piece sill flashing and the second one-piece sill flashing are each free of any metallic flanges and free of any metallic coverings applied to a lower surface of the base and an upper surface of the base opposite the lower surface;
wherein the first one-piece sill flashing and the second one-piece sill flashing are configured to partially overlap to produce the window sill flashing having a length generally equal to a width of a window opening; and
wherein the lower surface of the base of the first one-piece sill flashing and the lower surface of the base of the second one-piece sill flashing are configured to be in direct contact with a housewrap at a bottom portion of the window opening.