Water stop for a window
First Claim
1. In an exterior wall window construction comprising a sill, opposed jambs and at least one outer movable pane, the improvement comprising a water-stop in the form of a removable barrier received within a first track formed in said sill and said jams, said window construction including a second track formed in said sill, a movable pane is disposed in and is freely slidable in said second track, said first track located inwardly of said second track and spaced apart from all movable panes, relative to the orientation of said window construction in a wall opening, and said first track extending in said sill between said jambs and upwardly in said jambs from said sill parallel to said at least one outer movable pane;
- said removable barrier, when received within said first track, projecting above said sill parallel to and spaced apart from said movable pane;
said removable barrier, when received within said first track, inhibiting passage of water thereover and co-operating with said sill and said jambs to inhibit the passage of water through the respective junctions between said removable barrier and said sill and between said removable barrier and said jambs.
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Abstract
A water stop for a window having improved resistance to the ingress of water due to rain or other precipitation regardless of the opening arrangement of the window. The stop consists of a low vertical wall member which extends parallel to and behind the outer sliding window pane or panes and which rises vertically from the sill to form a water barrier to stop any water migration across the sill.
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1. In an exterior wall window construction comprising a sill, opposed jambs and at least one outer movable pane, the improvement comprising a water-stop in the form of a removable barrier received within a first track formed in said sill and said jams, said window construction including a second track formed in said sill, a movable pane is disposed in and is freely slidable in said second track, said first track located inwardly of said second track and spaced apart from all movable panes, relative to the orientation of said window construction in a wall opening, and said first track extending in said sill between said jambs and upwardly in said jambs from said sill parallel to said at least one outer movable pane;
- said removable barrier, when received within said first track, projecting above said sill parallel to and spaced apart from said movable pane;
said removable barrier, when received within said first track, inhibiting passage of water thereover and co-operating with said sill and said jambs to inhibit the passage of water through the respective junctions between said removable barrier and said sill and between said removable barrier and said jambs. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
- said removable barrier, when received within said first track, projecting above said sill parallel to and spaced apart from said movable pane;
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9. In an exterior wall window construction comprising a sill, opposed jambs and at least one outer movable pane, the improvement comprising a water-stop in the form of a removable barrier received within a first track formed in said sill and said jambs, said window construction including a second track formed in said sill, a movable pane is disposed in and is freely slidable in said second track, said first track located inwardly of said second track and spaced apart from all outer movable panes, relative to the orientation of said window construction in a wall opening, and said first track extending between said jambs and upwardly from said sill parallel to said at least one outer movable pane;
- said removable barrier, when received within said first track, projecting above said sill parallel to and spaced apart from said movable pane;
said removable barrier, when received within said first track, inhibiting passage of water thereover and co-operating with said sill and said jambs to inhibit the passage of water through the respective junctions between said removable barrier and said sill and between said removable barrier and said jambs, and said at least one outer movable pane is removable from said window construction by being lifted from said second track and pivoted inwardly relative to the orientation of said window construction in a wall opening; and
wherein said removable barrier, when received within said first track, projects upwardly from said sill, parallel to said at least one outer movable pane, to such an extent as to interfere with removal of said at least one outer movable pane from said window construction, whereby said removable barrier must be removed from said window construction before said at least one outer movable pane may be removed from said window construction.
- said removable barrier, when received within said first track, projecting above said sill parallel to and spaced apart from said movable pane;
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