Patent ID: 7997034

Claim:
A water diversion fitting of a mounting bracket assembly having a mounting flange for being secured to a substantially vertical sheathing of an exterior wall covered with siding, the water diversion fitting comprising: a base plate having an upper flashing segment configured to be disposed between the substructure and a lower edge of the mounting flange and a lower segment extending downwardly from the upper flashing segment and configured to be fastened to the sheathing; an elongated shelf longitudinally extending horizontally and projecting laterally outward from the lower segment to a longitudinal drip edge configured to be disposed outward from the siding; a first end dam and an opposite second end dam orientated at opposite ends of the shelf and connected between the shelf and the base plate for channeling water over the drip edge; and oppositely sloped wings projecting outward from the base plate and below the lower edge for cascading water upon the shelf; the base plate having a periphery with one of the oppositely sloped wings extending from the first end dam to the periphery and with the other of the oppositely sloped wings extending from the second end dam to the periphery.