Patent ID: 7823335
Filing Date: 2010-11-02
Classification: E04H,Y02A

Abstract:
1. An elongated apparatus disposed longitudinally along first and second substantially planar and substantially vertical exterior wall surfaces extending to an outside corner of a building, the corner extending in a substantially vertical direction, comprising: a generally arch-shaped cap member including a first end portion and a second end portion, the generally arch-shaped cap member having a curved or incrementally bent exterior surface, wherein the first end portion of the generally arch-shaped member is mounted to the first substantially planar and substantially vertical exterior wall surface, wherein the second end portion of the generally arch-shaped member is mounted to the second substantially planar and substantially vertical exterior wall surface, wherein the exterior surface of the generally arch-shaped cap member defines a gradual slope change or modest curvature which eliminates or reduces an abrupt change in surface orientation along a flow path around the outside corner of the building, wherein the apparatus is mounted to an exterior of the building and exposed to wind, and wherein the generally arch-shaped cap member is substantially symmetrically arranged about a plane that bisects the outside corner of the building.