US 12,134,890 B2
Water drainage system
Ben Swain, Suwanee, GA (US)
Filed by Ben Swain, Suwanee, GA (US)
Filed on Jul. 13, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/864,113.
Prior Publication US 2024/0018774 A1, Jan. 18, 2024
Int. Cl. E04B 1/62 (2006.01); E04B 1/00 (2006.01)
CPC E04B 1/62 (2013.01) [E04B 1/003 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A water drainage system configured to be positioned below a deck, the system comprising:
a clip having a support arm, a catch arm, and a brace, wherein the support arm and brace are coupled to opposing ends of the catch arm, wherein the brace is coupled to the support arm, and wherein the support arm comprises a support arm contact surface that is opposingly positioned to the brace, wherein the catch arm and the brace are coupled together via a medial junction; and
a rail having an upper plate, a back plate, and a lower plate, wherein the upper plate and lower plate are each coupled to the back plate and extend away from the back plate, wherein the lower plate comprises a plate lip that extends toward the upper plate, wherein a channel is defined in the rail that extends between the upper plate, back plate, lower plate, and plate lip, and wherein the upper plate comprises an upper plate contact surface that is disposed within the channel; and
wherein the clip is engaged inside the rail such that the catch arm, the brace, and a portion of the support arm are positioned in the channel, the upper plate contact surface and the support arm contact surface directly contact each other and the medial junction contacts the plate lip.