SLIDING FENESTRATION UNIT WITH WATER MANAGEMENT

Abstract: a fenestration unit including a fenestration frame having a fenestration frame ventilation cavity, a sliding panel having a sliding panel ventilation cavity defined within the sliding panel frame and an air vent operable to provide fluid communication between the exterior side of the fenestration unit and the sliding panel ventilation cavity, a fixed panel including a fixed panel ventilation cavity defined within the fixed panel frame and an air vent operable to provide air flow between the exterior side of the fenestration unit and the fixed panel ventilation cavity, an interior seal positioned toward the interior side of the fenestration unit, the interior seal being substantially watertight and airtight when the fenestration unit is in a closed position; and an exterior seal positioned toward the exterior side of the fenestration unit, the exterior seal being substantially watertight when the fenestration unit is in the closed position.

Inventor(s): Jeffrey W. Shelton, Jonathan S. Hoogland, Howard C. Anderson, III, Joseph Allen Ritzert, Todd M. Leathers, Shelby C. Clair

CPC Classification: E06B7/10 (FIXED OR MOVABLE CLOSURES FOR OPENINGS IN BUILDINGS, VEHICLES, FENCES OR LIKE ENCLOSURES IN GENERAL, e.g. DOORS, WINDOWS, BLINDS, GATES (shades or blinds for greenhouses ; curtains ; lids for car boots or bonnets ; skylights ; sunshades, awnings ))

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