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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 2009
Filed:
Jan. 26, 2006
Cordell R. Burton, Pella, IA (US);
Scot C. Miller, Pella, IA (US);
Gabriel P. Gromotka, Pella, IA (US);
Cordell R. Burton, Pella, IA (US);
Scot C. Miller, Pella, IA (US);
Gabriel P. Gromotka, Pella, IA (US);
Pella Corporation, Pella, IA (US);
Abstract
A drainage system for a fenestration assembly is located in a rough opening of a structure. The drainage system includes a moisture barrier located between at least a bottom of the fenestration assembly and a bottom inner surface of the rough opening. The moisture barrier includes a vertical portion extending generally vertically downward below the rough opening on an external side of the structure. A channel assembly is located generally below the rough opening. The channel assembly includes at least one channel having a channel entrance proximate the bottom inner surface of the rough opening and a discharge opening direct toward a drainage area. The channel includes an effective cross-sectional area adapted to siphon water located on the moisture barrier to the drainage area.