Patent ID: 6540437
Filing Date: 2003-04-01
Classification: E06B

Abstract:
An end dam for a generally U-shaped moisture management channel having a base, an upstanding front wall, an upstanding rear wall extending from said base comprising:A) a vertical wall having a front and a rear surface and a base edge; B) a first flange extending at approximately a right angle from the rear surface in the area of the vertical wall base edge and integrally formed therewith, and having a distal edge and a base edge; and C) a second flange having a base edge extending from and integrally formed with said rear wall, spaced apart from the first flange and extending angularly away from said rear surface toward said first flange distal edge thereby defining a slot between said first flange and said second flange for engagement with at least one of said opposing base ends, and wherein said vertical wall has opposing vertical edges and a portion of said opposing vertical edges and said first and second flanges is cutaway to provide wings or extensions of said vertical wall that extend beyond said first and second flanges.