Patent ID: 6336300
Filing Date: 2002-01-08
Classification: E04B,E04F,Y10S

Abstract:
A water sealing device for sealingly installing within a gap between adjacent boards of a conventional exterior deck construction, comprising:an elongated seal formed of a single unitary mass of homogeneous resilient material; said seal having a top, a bottom portion, generally parallel opposed first and second sides defining a width therebetween, and opposed first and second ends defining a length between said ends; said seal for providing a tight and leakproof fit between adjacent boards; first and second flanges extending upwardly respectively from said first and second sides of said seal; each of said flanges having an upper edge and being biased outwardly from said sides of said seal for sealing tightly against adjacent boards and defining a water and debris runoff channel therebetween; and including additional sealing means disposed on said sides of said seal.