Mark Edward Burroughs

US Patent:

59210389, Jul 13, 1999

Filed:

Dec 10, 1997

Appl. No.:

8/988526

Inventors:

Mark E. Burroughs - Supply NC
Chris E. Cooper - Wilmington NC

Assignee:

Advanced Construction Technologies, Inc. - Wrightsville Beach NC

International Classification:

E06B 714
E04B 170

US Classification:

52209

Abstract:

Water is prevented from entering the wall interior of a building from in and around a wall component, such as a window, mounted in the building wall, by positioning a diverter directly beneath the wall component. The diverter includes an upper surface that slopes toward the wall exterior, a plurality of spaced, parallel ribs extending upwardly from the upper surface and beyond the exterior wall to form a plurality of downwardly sloping channels, a cover over the outer ends of the ribs to form drainage openings at the ends of the channels. A downwardly extending non-linear pathway from the drainage openings to the exterior of the diverter prevents water from entering the wall interior through the channels.

US Patent:

58229337, Oct 20, 1998

Filed:

Jan 23, 1997

Appl. No.:

8/787606

Inventors:

Mark E. Burroughs - Supply NC
Chris E. Cooper - Wilmington NC

Assignee:

Advanced Construction Technologies, Inc. - Wrightsville Beach NC

International Classification:

E06B 714
E04B 170

US Classification:

52209

Abstract:

Water is prevented from entering the wall interior of a building from in and around a wall component, such as a window, mounted in the building wall, by positioning a diverter directly beneath the wall component. The diverter includes an upper surface that slopes toward the wall exterior, a plurality of spaced, parallel ribs extending upwardly from the upper surface and beyond the exterior wall to form a plurality of downwardly sloping channels, a cover over the outer ends of the ribs to form drainage openings at the ends of the channels, and filters in the channels to prevent water from entering the wall interior through the channels.