IP Library Granted Patent US 9,845,634
Granted Patent B2
US 9,845,634 · App. 15/392,679 · Granted Dec 19, 2017

Sill pan

Inventors: George Heid (Charlotte, NC); Tomasz Jaskiewicz (Oak Ridge, NC)
Assignee: Endura Products, Inc.
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Patent No.
US 9,845,634
App. No.
15/392,679
Granted
Dec 19, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

A sill pan is disclosed that is configured for use in spanning rough openings of various lengths. The sill pan includes a base, a pre-formed end flange integral with and extending upwardly from a side edge of the base, a first connector portion formed in the base adjacent to the pre-formed end flange, and a second connector portion formed in the base adjacent to an end opposite to the pre-formed end flange. The sill pan is configured be attachable to an adjacent sill pan with one of the first connector portion and the second connector portion.

Claims (49)

1. A sill pan configured for use in spanning rough openings of various lengths, comprising:

a base;

a pre-formed end flange integral with and extending upwardly from a side edge of the base;

a first connector portion formed in the base adjacent to the pre-formed end flange; and

a second connector portion formed in the base adjacent to an end opposite to the pre-formed end flange,

wherein the sill pan is configured be attachable to an adjacent sill pan with one of the first connector portion and the second connector portion, and

wherein the first connector portion comprises one of a male connector portion or a female connector portion, and the second connector portion comprises the other of the male connector portion or the female connector portion.

2. The sill pan according to claim 1 , wherein the first connector portion includes at least one pocket formed into a top surface of the base and at least one pocket formed into a bottom surface of the base.

3. The sill pan according to claim 1 , further comprising an interior flange integral with and extending upwardly from an interior edge of the base.

4. The sill pan according to claim 3 , wherein the base comprises a top surface, the top surface is configured to allow moisture to drain away from the interior flange.

5. The sill pan according to claim 3 , wherein a plurality of bend lines are disposed along the base substantially parallel with the interior flange and substantially perpendicular to the pre-formed end flange,

wherein a selected one of the plurality of bend lines divides the base into a support region adjacent to the interior flange and a front flange region,

wherein a portion of the base is configured to be selectively bent downward along the selected one of the plurality of bend lines to create a front flange that remains attached to the support region.

6. The sill pan according to claim 3 , wherein the interior flange comprises a groove formed into a top edge of the interior flange, the groove configured to position a nosing cover over the interior flange.

7. The sill pan according to claim 3 , wherein the interior flange comprises at least one drainage ramp configured to receive water that passes over a threshold and directs said water toward the side edge of the sill pan.

8. The sill pan according to claim 1 , wherein the base further comprises bosses configured to receive fasteners that anchor the sill pan, wherein the base comprises a polymer such that the bosses will allow the base to self-seal around the fastener extending therethrough.

9. The sill pan according to claim 1 , wherein the end opposite to the pre-formed end flange is configured to be cut and bent upwardly to create a second end flange such that the sill pan is configured for use in a rough opening with a length less than a length of the sill pan.

10. An entryway, comprising:

a sub-floor and a pair of studs extending upwardly from the sub-floor to at least partially create a rough opening;

a sill pan according to claim 1 , the sill pan on the sub-floor; and

a threshold on the sill pan.

11. The entryway according to claim 10 , further comprising at least one flexible membrane for at least partially sealing a joint between two adjacent portions of the sill pan.

12. The entryway according to claim 10 , further comprising a nosing cover engaged with the sill pan via a groove formed into a top surface of an interior flange of the sill pan.

13. A sill pan configured for use in spanning rough openings of various lengths, comprising:

a base;

a pre-formed end flange integral with and extending upwardly from a side edge of the base;

a first connector portion formed in the base adjacent to the pre-formed end flange;

a second connector portion formed in the base adjacent to an end opposite to the pre-formed end flange; and

an interior flange integral with and extending upwardly from an interior edge of the base,

wherein the sill pan is configured be attachable to an adjacent sill pan with one of the first connector portion and the second connector portion,

wherein a plurality of bend lines are disposed along the base substantially parallel with the interior flange and substantially perpendicular to the pre-formed end flange,

wherein a selected one of the plurality of bend lines divides the base into a support region adjacent to the interior flange and a front flange region, and

wherein a portion of the base is configured to be selectively bent downward along the selected one of the plurality of bend lines to create a front flange that remains attached to the support region.

14. The sill pan according to claim 13 , wherein the base comprises a top surface, the top surface is configured to allow moisture to drain away from the interior flange.

15. The sill pan according to claim 13 , wherein the end opposite to the pre-formed end flange is configured to be cut and bent upwardly to create a second end flange such that the sill pan is configured for use in a rough opening with a length less than a length of the sill pan.

16. A sill pan configured for use in spanning rough openings of various lengths, comprising:

a base;

a pre-formed end flange integral with and extending upwardly from a side edge of the base;

a first connector portion formed in the base adjacent to the pre-formed end flange;

a second connector portion formed in the base adjacent to an end opposite to the pre-formed end flange; and

an interior flange integral with and extending upwardly from an interior edge of the base,

wherein the sill pan is configured be attachable to an adjacent sill pan with one of the first connector portion and the second connector portion, and

wherein the interior flange comprises a groove formed into a top edge of the interior flange, the groove configured to position a nosing cover over the interior flange.

17. The sill pan according to claim 16 , wherein the base comprises a top surface, the top surface is configured to allow moisture to drain away from the interior flange.

18. The sill pan according to claim 16 , wherein a plurality of bend lines are disposed along the base substantially parallel with the interior flange and substantially perpendicular to the pre-formed end flange,

wherein a selected one of the plurality of bend lines divides the base into a support region adjacent to the interior flange and a front flange region,

wherein a portion of the base is configured to be selectively bent downward along the selected one of the plurality of bend lines to create a front flange that remains attached to the support region.

19. The sill pan according to claim 16 , wherein the interior flange comprises a groove formed into a top edge of the interior flange, the groove configured to position a nosing cover over the interior flange.

20. The sill pan according to claim 16 , wherein the end opposite to the pre-formed end flange is configured to be cut and bent upwardly to create a second end flange such that the sill pan is configured for use in a rough opening with a length less than a length of the sill pan.

Assignments (10)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jun 7, 2024
From: WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
To: ENDURA PRODUCTS, LLC
Reel/Frame 067664/0784 →
TERMINATION AND RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS Recorded Jun 7, 2024
From: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
To: ENDURA PRODUCTS, LLC
Reel/Frame 067664/0758 →
TERMINATION AND RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS Recorded Jan 11, 2023
From: TRUIST BANK (FORMERLY KNOWN AS BRANCH BANKING AND TRUST COMPANY)
To: ENDURA PRODUCTS, LLC
Reel/Frame 062357/0445 →
TERMINATION AND RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS Recorded Jan 10, 2023
From: CYPRIUM INVESTORS LP; CYPRIUM PARALLEL INVESTORS V LP; 1492 CAPITAL, LLC; NATIONWIDE DEFINED BENEFIT MASTER TRUST
To: ENDURA PRODUCTS, LLC
Reel/Frame 062352/0177 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Jan 4, 2023
From: ENDURA PRODUCTS, LLC
To: WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Reel/Frame 062277/0750 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jan 3, 2023
From: ENDURA PRODUCTS, LLC
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
Reel/Frame 062266/0370 →
CONVERSION Recorded Dec 11, 2019
From: ENDURA PRODUCTS, INC.
To: ENDURA PRODUCTS, LLC
Reel/Frame 051257/0549 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Dec 10, 2019
From: ENDURA PRODUCTS, LLC
To: CYPRIUM INVENSTORS V LP; CYPRIUM PARALLEL INVESTORS V LP; 1492 CAPITAL, LLC; NATIONWIDE DEFINED BENEFIT MASTER TRUST
Reel/Frame 051241/0566 →
NOTICE OF GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS Recorded Dec 5, 2019
From: ENDURA PRODUCTS, LLC
To: BRANCH BANKING AND TRUST COMPANY, AS SECURED PARTY
Reel/Frame 051210/0019 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 29, 2016
From: HEID, GEORGE; JASKIEWICZ, TOMASZ
To: ENDURA PRODUCTS, INC.
Reel/Frame 040797/0802 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62279032 · Jan 15, 2016
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