Awning flash strip

Year	Description
1994	Invention patented by Larry M. Fisher on March 31th, 1994. Abstract: Provided is a flexible, water impervious flash strip for forming a substantially permanent watertight seal between an awning assembly and the building structure to which the awning assembly is attached. The flash strip includes a lip protrusion extending from the rear of the flash strip and biased to extend rearward and slightly upward from the flash strip, a leg protrusion depending from the rear of the flash strip, and a tab protrusion depending from the bottom of the flash strip between the front and rear of the flash strip. The tab protrusion is mated to the elongated stapling channel of a framing tube that is at the upper edge of the awning assembly and that is to be attached to the wall of the building. The flash strip is oriented so that as the framing tube is drawn toward and secured to the wall of the building, the leg protrusion of the flash strip is sandwiched between the framing tube and the wall of the building, and the lip protrusion engages the wall and automatically deforms while sliding slightly up the wall to define a secure seal between the flash strip and the wall. The flash strip diverts water flowing down the wall of the building across the flash strip and onto the cover of the awning to substantially preclude the flow of water between the awning and the building.
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Invention: Awning flash strip