Patent ID: 9157244
Filing Date: 2015-10-13
Classification: E04B,E04F

Abstract:
1. A moisture releasing device for a building comprising: a first and a second housing each having a top, a bottom, a front, a back, a first side, a second side and a generally hollow interior; an opening on the first side of the first and second housing and an opening on the second side of the first and second housing wherein the opening on the first side of the first and second housing creates a generally hollow passageway which extends to the second side of the first and second housing and wherein water vapor or moisture passes through the generally hollow passageway from the first side to the second side of the first and second housing; a gap in the bottom of the first and second housing wherein the gap creates an opening for the water vapor or moisture to enter into the generally hollow interior of the first and second housing at a location other than the first side or second side of the first and second housing; wherein the bottom of the first and second housing is secured to a brick or concrete masonry unit of a building and wherein the generally hollow passageway of the first and second housing allows for the water vapor or moisture to be moved away from the brick or concrete masonry unit; a vent attached to the building wherein the water vapor or moisture which moves through the generally hollow passageway of the interior of the first and second housing exits the building through the vent; and wherein the first and second housing are mirror images of each other and wherein a vapor permeable membrane connects the first and second housing.