Patent ID: 8047483
Filing Date: 2011-11-01
Classification: A47J,E04F,F21V,F24F,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A water diverting assembly for sided exterior walls that have a substantially vertical substructure covered by siding, the water diverting assembly comprising: a base member having a mounting flange for attachment to the substructure at least in part beneath the siding; a trim member coupled to the base member and spaced from the mounting flange for concealing an edge of the siding between the trim member and the mounting flange; a series of baffles extending from the base member toward the trim member for channeling water from siding above the base member to between the base member and the trim member; and an elongated drip ledge spaced from the series of baffles and extending from the base member toward the trim member between the mounting flange and the trim member for directing water from between the base member and the trim member to an exterior side of the siding; the elongated drip ledge defining a channel and including a segment received in and extending from the channel for projecting downward to overlap the siding; the segment including ribs contacting the elongated drip ledge in the channel; the elongated drip ledge including a shelf segment projecting outwardly from the base member and defining the channel; and the ribs contacting the shelf segment in the channel.