Patent ID: 7600346

Claim:
A threshold assembly for disposition below a closure, said threshold assembly comprising: a sill having a first end and a second end spaced from each other and having an entry portion sloping downwardly from a proximate end to a distal end between said first and second ends; a first jamb pedestal disposed at said first end of said sill and a second jamb pedestal disposed at said second end of said sill with each jamb pedestal extending upwardly above said sill presenting a support surface spaced above said entry portion of said sill for supporting a jamb spaced above said entry portion; a first wall extending upwardly from said proximate end of said entry portion between said first and second jamb pedestals; a second wall extending upwardly from said sill and along said first wall between said first and second jamb pedestals to define a channel extending longitudinally between said first and second jamb pedestals; said first wall defining an opening which establishes fluid communication from said channel to said entry portion of said sill between said first and second jamb pedestals for directing water from said channel away from said threshold assembly along said entry portion; a base extending from said first jamb pedestal to said second jamb pedestal with said base supporting said sill; wherein said base includes a sloped floor and support walls extending upwardly from said sloped floor to support an underside of said sill; wherein said support walls define drain paths for directing water along said sloped floor; and a platform extending from said second wall between said first and second jamb pedestals in a direction away from said entry portion with said platform defining a groove and a hole along said groove with said hole in fluid communication with said drain paths of said base for directing water toward said drain paths.