Patent ID: 8484921

Claim:
A rainscreen apparatus including: a substantially rigid air barrier adapted for attachment to a building structure; a rainscreen panel adapted for attachment over the air barrier; at least one batten for a spacing member adapted to provide a clearance space between the air barrier and the rainscreen panel wherein the clearance space has a width of at least 20 mm; a sealing means adapted to provide substantial pressure equalization within the clearance space; and a rainscreen seal construction including a batten for location on the air barrier, a sealing member having a base and at least two lips projecting from said base, said lips being spaced from each other, a first lip being adapted to make a substantially sealing contact with a rear surface of a first rainscreen panel, and the second lip being adapted to make a substantially sealing contact with the rear surface of a second rainscreen panel, said second panel being located adjacent to the first panel.