Patent ID: 6976338

Claim:
A water diverter system for channeling a water flow out from under siding, the water diverter system comprising: a portal structure including an exterior and a frame; an inner wall joined with the frame; a base joined with said inner wall, at least a portion of the base positioned between the siding and a building wall, another portion of the base projecting out from under the siding; and an outer wall joined with the base and extending upwardly, wherein the inner wall, the base and the outer wall cooperate to define a collector that collects the water flow along at least one of the building wall and the exterior of the portal structure in an upper portion of the water diverter, wherein the inner wall, the base and the outer wall cooperate to define a channel in fluid communication with the collector in a lower portion of the water diverter, said channel diverting the water flow downwardly along the exterior of the frame, wherein the inner wall, the base and the outer wall cooperate to define a transition region that transitions the water flowing in the collector outwardly away from the at least one of the building wall and the exterior of the portal structure and into the channel, and wherein the collector, channel and transition region are located only on the exterior of the portal structure.