Patent ID: 8650810

Claim:
A water diverter installed between siding panels of exterior siding, the water diverter comprising: a diverter body elongated along a longitudinal direction between first and second ends, the diverter body defining a channel extending in the longitudinal direction, the diverter body having first and second edges extending in the longitudinal direction and defining an opening into the channel therebetween, one of the first and second edges being retained in a horizontal junction between the siding panels such that water flowing down the siding panel above the water diverter enters the channel through the opening and exits through at least one of the first and second ends, the other of the first and second edges being at an approximately equal height with edge retained between the siding panels; wherein the first edge is angled inwardly toward the second edge to form a first hook extending along the opening; wherein the second edge is also angled inwardly toward the first edge to form a second hook extending along the opening opposite the first hook; and wherein the first hook extends inwardly further than the second hook.