Patent ID: 6164019
Filing Date: 2000-12-26
Classification: E04D

Abstract:
A liquid drainage apparatus for mounting between two generally parallel, adjacent wooden deck joists, each having an exterior side and an interior wall, of a wooden deck connected to a building comprising:a first mounting flange having a body being essentially rectangular with its length being greater than its width and defined by a butt end, a head end, a top, a bottom, a first side having a upstanding first wall extending outward from said side and a second opposite side, with the upstanding first wall of said first mounting flange secured to the interior wall of a first joist;a second mounting flange having a body being essentially rectangular with its length being greater than its width and defined by a butt end, a head end, a top, a bottom, a first side and a second opposite side having a upstanding second wall extending outward from said side, with the upstanding second wall of said second mounting flange secured to the interior wall of an adjacent second joist; anda rain tray being essentially rectangular with its length being greater than its width and defined by a butt end, a head end, a top, a bottom, an upstanding first side having a first top edge, an upstanding opposite second side having a second top edge, a first horizontal flange located along the first top edge extending in a direction opposite the second side wall, and a second horizontal flange located along the second top edge extending in a direction opposite the first side wall, with the first horizontal flange secured by securing means to the body of the first mounting flange, and the second horizontal flange secured by securing means to the body of the second mounting flange.