Patent ID: 7356968

Claim:
A polymer composite basement door comprising: a polymer composite frame positioned on a foundation surrounding an opening adjacent a building structure, the frame having opposed triangular sidewalls having a base, vertical leg, upper sloping surface with an inner edge, end, and inner and outer walls and a header plate connecting each sidewall, with the header plate and vertical leg adjacent the building structure; and one or more polymer composite door leafs hinged to the sidewalls for movement between an elevated open position providing access to the opening and a closed position covering the opening; wherein the header plate has a straight rear edge for positioning against the structure and a U-shaped front edge having a left arm and a right arm, which ends of the left arm and right arm mate with the corresponding opposed triangular sidewalls and form a gap between the ends of each arm and the end of the upper sloping surface of the sidewalls wherein water entering the gap is diverted away from the opening by gravity and the inner edge of the sidewall.