Static structures (e.g. – buildings) – Gable or eave terminal construction – With conduit or passage means
Reexamination Certificate
2002-01-04
2004-01-20
Ramirez, Ramon O. (Department: 3632)
Static structures (e.g., buildings)
Gable or eave terminal construction
With conduit or passage means
C052S094000, C052S096000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06679010
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to an overhanging member to be employed at an overhanging portion of building.
2. Description of the Related Arts
As one of the methods for constructing an overhanging portion of a building, a hanging wall specification is known.
FIG. 7
illustrates one example of constructing such an overhanging portion according to the conventional hanging wall specification wherein metal fittings are employed for installing siding boards. In this case, horizontal furring strips
20
are attached to a beam
21
by making use of nails
22
, after which siding boards
30
are anchored, through a packing member
25
and a sheet of water-proof paper
26
, to the horizontal furring strips
20
by making use of nails
22
. The packing member
25
is employed for securing a predetermined distance between the siding board
30
and the vertical fin-ring strip
24
at this overhanging portion, or the distance which can be secured also by a fixture (not shown).
FIG. 8
illustrates another example of constructing the conventional hanging wall specification. In this example, the siding boards are installed by making use of nails according to the conventional construction process. Since metal fittings are not employed in this case, the siding boards
30
are anchored to the horizontal furring strips
20
not through a packing member
25
but only through a sheet of water-proof paper
26
.
In
FIGS. 7 and 8
, the reference numeral
23
denotes an eaves top board, which can be installed before or after the anchoring of the siding boards
30
.
According to the aforementioned conventional construction processes, they fail to pay any particular attention to the ventilation and drainage of the overhanging portion, thus allowing condensation water to remain without drainage, thereby possibly resulting in the corrosion of the eaves top board, etc. by the condensation.
Further, the length of the eaves top board
23
to be installed may not necessarily be uniform in every eaves top board
23
. Namely, if there is any eaves top board
23
which is shorter than other eaves top boards
23
among the installed eaves top boards
23
, a gap would probably be generated between this short eaves top board
23
and the siding board
20
, thereby prominently spoiling the external appearance of the over hanging portion. On the contrary, if there is any eaves top board
23
which is longer than other eaves top boards
23
among the installed eaves top boards
23
, it would become impossible to install the siding board.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide an overhanging member which is capable of overcoming the aforementioned problems that have been accompanied with the overhanging portion of the conventional hanging wall specification, capable of effectively executing the ventilation and drainage of the overhanging portion, and capable of improving the external appearance of the over hanging portion.
Namely, the present invention provides an overhanging member comprising a flat vertical mounting portion; a rear mounting portion that extends from the lower end of the flat vertical mounting portion to the backside; and a trough portion that extends parallel with said rear mounting portion; wherein one side brim of said trough portion is made contiguous with the bottom portion of said rear mounting portion; the other side brim of said trough portion extends to the fore side beyond the front face of said flat vertical mounting portion; and said trough portion is provided at the bottom thereof with at least one hole.
According to a preferable embodiment of the present invention, said trough portion is constituted by an inclined face, which is extended obliquely downward from the bottom portion of said rear mounting portion to a front side of said flat vertical mounting portion; a bottom face horizontally extending from the distal end of said inclined face and provided with at least one hole; and a vertical face extending perpendicularly from the distal end of said bottom face.
In another preferable embodiment of the present invention, said trough portion is constituted by a first vertical face which is extended perpendicularly downward from the bottom portion of said rear mounting portion; a first inclined face which is extended obliquely downward from the lower end of said first vertical face to front side of said flat vertical mounting portion; a second inclined face which is extended obliquely upward from the distal end of said first inclined face; a second vertical face perpendicularly extending from the distal end of said second inclined face; and at least one hole formed along the joint line between said first and second inclined faces.
Since the overhanging member is constructed as described above according to the present invention, when this overhanging member is attached to an overhanging portion of building, any condensation water that has been generated at the overhanging portion is permitted to flow into the trough portion and to fall downward through the holes formed in the trough portion, thereby enabling the condensation water to be effectively drained. Additionally, due to the introduction of air through the holes into the inner side of siding boards, the ventilation can be ensured at this overhanging portion of building.
As described above, according to the conventional construction method of the overhanging portion of building, a gap may be formed between the siding board and the eaves top board due to an insufficient length of some of the eaves top boards. Whereas according to the present invention, since the distal end portions of the eaves top boards are entirely covered by the overhanging member of the present invention, the problem of generating the aforementioned gap can be overcome even if there is some degree of dimensional error in length of the eaves top boards. Further, it becomes possible, through the employment of the overhanging member of the present invention, to secure a substantial degree of freedom in terms of the length of the eaves top boards to be employed. Moreover, since the overhanging member can be installed in such a manner that the fore-end portion of the trough portion, which is extended toward the front side of the flat vertical mounting portion is able to contact the rear side of siding board, all of the structural members including a distal end portion of the eaves top board located behind the overhanging member, the overhanging member and the siding board appear to contact each other as they are viewed from below, thereby greatly improving the external appearance of the overhanging portion of a building.
The procedure for installing the siding boards by making use of the overhanging member of the present invention may be generally such that the eaves top boards are attached in advance to a building frame prior to the installation of the overhanging member and the siding boards. However, depending on circumstances, the overhanging member and the siding boards may be anchored at first to a beam prior to the attachment of the eaves top boards to a building frame. This means that the degree of freedom in the procedure for installing the overhanging member is relatively large.
In another preferable embodiment of the present invention, the overhanging member comprises a flat vertical mounting portion; a step portion extended from the lower end of said flat vertical mounting portion to the front side and forming a flat surface parallel with said flat vertical mounting portion; a rear mounting portion extending from the lower end of said step portion to the backside; and a trough portion extending parallel to said rear mounting portion; wherein one side brim of said trough portion is made contiguous with the bottom portion of said rear mounting portion; the other side brim of said trough portion extends to the fore side beyond said step portion; and said trough portion is provided at the bottom thereof with plurality of holes. According to this embodiment, th
Nichiha Corporation
Ramirez Ramon O.
Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
Sterling Amy J.
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