Patent ID: 7775004

Claim:
A sill flashing for use in a portal installation in an opening defined by a sill and jambs extending therefrom, the flashing comprising: a sill portion extending in a longitudinal direction and configured to be disposed against the sill of the opening; a jamb portion disposed at an angle relative to the sill portion such that an outer surface of the jamb portion is configured to be disposed against one of the jambs of the opening when the sill portion is disposed against the sill of the opening; and a front face plate extending from each of the sill portion and the jamb portion in a plane generally perpendicular to the sill portion and the jamb portion, wherein the sill portion comprises: a plurality of support portions, each support portion extending between a rear end and a front end and between a lower end and an upper end, the lower ends configured to be disposed against the sill of the opening and the upper ends structured to support a portal disposed thereon in the opening; a rear dam extending in the longitudinal direction and proximate the rear ends of the support portions; a plurality of base portions, each base portion extending between adjacent support portions and disposed at an angle relative to the lower ends of the support portions such that each base portion and adjacent support portions define a channel structured to direct water toward and through the front face plate; and at least one integral housing configured to overlap an adjacent one of the support portions such that the flashing can be disposed in at least two parts defining an interface therebetween with the housing being configured to prevent water disposed on the flashing from passing through the interface to the sill of the opening, wherein the housing defines a cover portion extending in the longitudinal direction of the sill portion and two side walls extending from the cover portion and generally perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the sill portion, and wherein the cover portion is angled toward at least one of the two side walls.