Construction device for releasing moisture from a building

摘要

A plurality of devices used alone or in combination for releasing moisture from a building are provided. The devices are especially suitable for use in new or existing masonry and frame buildings with low-slope roofs, on parapet walls and mansard roofs, and on masonry walls and foundation walls. The devices give buildings adequate wall and roof system ventilation and moisture vapor release portals so as to better prevent mold and other water related damage. The devices may be used individually or in combination wherein the devices are placed on or against a parapet wall, masonry wall or foundation wall of a building. Further, the devices may be used in connection with a joist or truss system of a building to prevent moisture damage to the joists or truss system and to prevent compromises and other structural integrity problems to a building which often occur with moisture.

主权项

1. A moisture releasing device for a building comprising:
a first and a second housing each having a top, a bottom, a front, a back, a first side, a second side and a generally hollow interior; an opening on the first side of the first and second housing and an opening on the second side of the first and second housing wherein the opening on the first side of the first and second housing creates a generally hollow passageway which extends to the second side of the first and second housing and wherein water vapor or moisture passes through the generally hollow passageway from the first side to the second side of the first and second housing; a gap in the bottom of the first and second housing wherein the gap creates an opening for the water vapor or moisture to enter into the generally hollow interior of the first and second housing at a location other than the first side or second side of the first and second housing; wherein the bottom of the first and second housing is secured to a brick or concrete masonry unit of a building and wherein the generally hollow passageway of the first and second housing allows for the water vapor or moisture to be moved away from the brick or concrete masonry unit; a vent attached to the building wherein the water vapor or moisture which moves through the generally hollow passageway of the interior of the first and second housing exits the building through the vent; and wherein the first and second housing are each bent at right angles in a middle of the first and second housings and wherein the first and second housings do not touch each other and are mirror images of each other.