Exterior siding mounting brackets with a water diversion device

• US 7,516,578 B2
• Filed: 05/22/2006
• Issued: 04/14/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 05/20/2005
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Tapco International Corporation (Seven Group Holdings Limited)
• Original Assignee: Tapco International Corporation (Seven Group Holdings Limited)
• Inventors: Bonshor, Dave
• Primary Examiner(s): Glessner; Brian E.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Buckle, Jr.; James J
• Application Number:
  US11/438,165
• Publication Number:
  US 20060260216A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,058 Days
• Field of Search: 52/60, 52/61, 52/97, 522/045.4, 522/09, 522/208, 523/021, 248/205.1, 248/906
• US Class Current: 52/97
• CPC Class Codes: E06B 1/62 Tightening or covering joints between the border of openings and the frame or between contiguous framesE06B1/34 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: E06B 2001/628 Separate flexible joint covering strips; Flashings
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 248/906 Electrical outlet box support

Abstract

An exterior siding mounting bracket used in conjunction with siding placed over sheathing of an exterior wall has a base member having a base flange fastened to the sheathing. A wall arrangement projects laterally outward from the base flange and away from the sheathing. A trim member of the bracket has a partition arrangement that preferably snap fits to the wall arrangement and a trim flange constructed and arranged to cover cut edges of the siding that cover in-part the base flange. Integrated at least into the trim member is a water diversion device that diverts water away from the base flange and sheathing. Preferably, the water diversion device has an elongated trough supported by the trim member and projecting laterally inward from the trim flange and toward the base flange and above the wall and partition arrangements. The trough preferably has a face that defines a channel opened upwardly for receipt of the falling water and a hole communicating through the face for drainage of the water out of the water out of the trough.

Claims

1. An exterior siding mounting bracket secured to substructure and orientated substantially vertical and in-part generally projecting over siding that covers the substructure, the exterior siding mounting bracket comprising:

a base member attached to the substructure and having at least one elongated wall projecting laterally outward from the substructure;

a trim member having an outer flange with the siding disposed between the substructure and the outer flange, an elongated first side partition and an elongated second side partition spaced from the first side partition by a first distance, and wherein the first and second side partitions project laterally inward with respect to the substructure and from the outer flange for snap fitting to the at least one elongated wall;

a water diversion device having a trough located above the first and second side partitions, supported by the outer flange and projecting laterally toward the substructure for receiving and diverting water run-off away from the substructure,

at least one hole of the water diversion device extending through the outer flange for flowing water out of the trough.

2. The exterior siding mounting bracket set forth in claim 1 wherein the trough has a longitudinal second distance that is greater the first distance and less than a width of the trim member.

3. The exterior siding mounting bracket set forth in claim 1 further comprising:

a first side portion of the outer flange connected to the first side partition;

a second side portion of the outer flange connected to the second side partition;

a top portion of the outer flange extending between upper ends of the first and second side portions and supporting the trough.

4. The exterior siding mounting bracket set forth in claim 3 wherein water draining from the at least one hole travels down at least one of the first and second side portions.

5. The exterior siding mounting bracket set forth in claim 1 further comprising:

a concave face of the trough defining a cavity opened upwardly and communicating with the at least one hole; and

wherein the face is carried in-part by the outer flange.

6. The exterior siding mounting bracket set forth in claim 5 further comprising first and second end dams of the trough carrying in part the concave face.

7. The exterior siding mounting bracket set forth in claim 6 further comprising an elongated eave of the water diversion device projecting laterally outward from the base member and disposed above the trough for drainage of water into the trough.

8. The exterior siding mounting bracket set forth in claim 7 further comprising:

a shelf of the eave extending substantially horizontally and projecting lateral outward from the base; and

two opposite end dams of the eave engaged between the base member and the ends of the shelf for channeling water.

9. The exterior siding mounting bracket set forth in claim 8 wherein the eave is formed unitarily to the base member as one injection molded plastic piece.

10. The exterior siding mounting bracket set forth in claim 8 wherein the trough is formed unitarily to the trim member as one injection molded plastic piece.

11. An exterior siding mounting bracket secured to substructure orientated substantially vertical and generally projecting in-part over siding that covers the substructure, the exterior siding mounting bracket comprising:

a base member having a base flange fastened to the substructure, a wall arrangement projecting laterally outward from the flange;

a trim member attachable to the base member and having a trim flange disposed over the siding and a partition arrangement projecting laterally inward from the trim flange;

a water diversion device having a trough disposed substantially horizontally and defining a channel opened upward for receipt of shedding water between the base flange and the trim flange and at least one hole communicating through an upward face of the trough for drainage flow of water from the channel; and

the partition arrangement having a top partition defining in part a lower opening in the trim member and carrying in part the upward face of the trough,

at least one hole of the water diversion device extending through the outer flange for flowing water out of the trough.

12. The exterior siding mounting bracket set forth in claim 11 wherein the trough has a resilient flexible and longitudinally extending lip biased sealably against a top portion of the base flange for diverting water into the channel and through the at least one hole.

13. The exterior siding mounting bracket set forth in claim 11 further comprising an eave projecting laterally outward from the base flange and disposed above the trough for shedding water into the channel.

14. The exterior siding mounting bracket set forth in claim 13 wherein the eave and the trough are substantially horizontal and extend longitudinally by a distance that is greater than a horizontal width of the partition arrangement.

15. The exterior siding mounting bracket set forth in claim 14 wherein a width of the trough is greater than a width of the eave.