US 12,188,223 B2
Curtain wall and drainage cavity for curtain wall unit
Michele Marzotto, Shakopee, MN (US); and Derick Jason Koprek, Shakopee, MN (US)
Assigned to Permasteelisa North America Corp., Mendota Heights, MN (US)
Filed by Permasteelisa North America Corp., Mendota Heights, MN (US)
Filed on Jun. 8, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/342,068.
Prior Publication US 2022/0389706 A1, Dec. 8, 2022
Int. Cl. E04B 1/68 (2006.01); E04B 2/96 (2006.01); F16J 15/10 (2006.01)
CPC E04B 1/6812 (2013.01) [E04B 2/965 (2013.01); F16J 15/102 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An end seal for a curtain wall, the end seal comprising:
a first end seal member for a first curtain wall unit and comprising:
a first contacting surface including a first drainage cavity along the first contacting surface;
a seal material body including a central body protrusion projecting in a horizontal direction substantially orthogonal to the seal material body from an opposite face of the first contacting surface;
a first extending element extending upward from the seal material body;
a second extending element extending upward from the seal material body; and
a reinforcing metal plate within the seal material body;
a second end seal member for a second curtain wall unit and comprising a second contacting surface including a second drainage cavity along the second contacting surface; and
the first contacting surface adjoining the second contacting surface thereby aligning the first drainage cavity and the second drainage cavity to form a chamfered recess.