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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 04, 1982
Filed:
Jul. 18, 1980
Thomas E Matthews, Niles, MI (US);
Kawneer Company, Inc., Niles, MI (US);
Abstract
An adjustable angle eave apparatus for building curtain walls, skylights, greenhouses and the like, comprises an elongated sill forming a gutter for receiving moisture from a sloping roof structure projecting upwardly thereof. The roof structure includes one or more sloping rafters and an elongated baffle member secured to the lower ends of the rafters and extending along the sill forming a framework for supporting one or more roof or skylight panels. A bearing system is provided for pivotally interconnecting the sill and the baffle members permitting angular adjustment of the slope angle of the roof structure and an elongated sill cover is provided for enclosing the space between an outer edge portion of the sill member and an upper edge portion of the baffle member of the roof structure to provide a weather sealed enclosure at the eave.