Patent ID: 6343450
Filing Date: 2002-02-05
Classification: E04B,E04D,E04F

Abstract:
A draining system for channeling and draining water, said draining system comprising:a plurality of joists arranged generally parallel and equally spaced; a plurality of stringers arranged generally parallel, each of said stringers having a fastening portion, a means for receiving an edge of a ceiling panel, and means for receiving a coupling head, wherein said fastening portion receives a portion of said joist and is rigidly fastened thereto, and wherein said stringer having a longitudinal length extending substantially beneath said joist from a first end to a second end; a plurality of ceiling panels, each of said ceiling panels having opposed edges received by said panel receiving means of adjacent stringers, said ceiling panels extending substantially along the longitudinal length of said stringers; and a plurality of caps, each of said caps having at least one compression wall and a coupling head, said coupling head configured to be received by said coupling head receiving means, wherein when said coupling head is received by said coupling head receiving means said compression wall presses a portion of each ceiling panel received by said ceiling panel receiving means against a portion of said ceiling panel receiving means.