Patent ID: 7770854
Filing Date: 2010-08-10
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 along the periphery of the base member for attachment to the substructure at least in part beneath the siding; a trim member selectively 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 connected to the base member 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 including a rigid segment connected to the base member and a resiliently flexible segment extending from the rigid segment and being resiliently flexible relative to the rigid segment; the resiliently flexible segment being disposed adjacent to the trim member with the trim member biasing the resiliently flexible segment when the trim member is coupled to the base member for accommodating varying thicknesses of different sidings.