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Membrane Interface for Building Apertures

a membrane interface and aperture technology, applied in the field of moisture sealing devices and methods for windows, can solve problems such as air gaps

Inactive Publication Date: 2014-07-24
CAMPBELL VANCE
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The present invention provides a device and method to create a flexible and secure seal between stucco-covered walls and wall mounted fixtures. It also allows for an adaptive seal that can accommodate changes in the gap between the stucco surface and the fixture. This seal maintains contact during expansion and contraction and is easy to install in rolls or segments.

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In use, as the fixture shrinks, the distance between the device's first planar component or section and the adjacent stucco increases, causing an air gap.

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[0051]Now referring to drawings in FIGS. 1-13, wherein similar components are identified by like reference numerals, there is seen in FIG. 1-2, the device 10 displayed in a cross sectional view, operatively positioned anchored within adjoining stucco. The device 10 maintains a seal in gaps 18 between the edge of the stucco abutting the fixture 12 in the wall and the edge of the exterior facing surface of the fixtures 12 engaged in an aperture formed in a framed or constructed wall.

[0052]The gap 18 as depicted in FIG. 2, is shown somewhat exaggerated or enlarged for easy view, and communicates through the applied layer or coating of stucco 14 that surrounds the window or other fixture 12. This gap 18, may initially be narrow, however any gap 18 exposed to exterior weather, in combination with the divergent temperature-induced expansion and contraction between the stucco and window or fixture, yields a pathway for a potential leak for water and / or air passage therethrough. This threat...

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Abstract

An expanding seal for preventing water and air intrusion in gaps formed between aperture-engaged components of a wall which are surrounded by stucco or the like is provided. The device is configured to prevent moisture ingress between formed gaps created as stucco surfaces expand and contract over time which can exacerbate gaps. A first side of the body of the device engages the fixture while the opposing side is adapted for an embedded engagement with cured stucco whereby intrusion into gaps is prevented by elastic expansion and contraction of the seal.

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[0001]This application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 61 / 849,013 filed on Jan. 18, 2013, and the specification and drawings of said application are included herein in their entirety by this reference thereto.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]The present device relates to a moisture sealing device and method for windows and the like which communicate through wall surfaces and face the rigors of weather exposure. More particularly, the disclosed device and method herein, relates to the positioning of a flexible seal anchored on one side within the stucco or outer material surrounding a window or other fixture fit to an aperture formed in a building wall.[0003]The device, when employed to maintain seal-integrity in areas surrounding windows and fixtures in stucco walls, provides a unique seal and moisture barrier in the space between a fixture such as a window or other component perimeter, and the surrounding stucco or cementitious material. Maintaining the i...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): E04F13/07
CPCE06B2001/624E04F2013/063E06B1/62E04F13/06
Inventor CAMPBELL, VANCE
Owner CAMPBELL VANCE
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