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A utility door assembly is provided for mounting on the side of a recreation vehicle, which includes a rain deflector over the door that minimizes the leakage of rain through the top of the door. The deflector includes an upper surface extending at a downward-outward incline of at least 60°from the

A utility door assembly is provided for mounting on the side of a recreation vehicle, which includes a rain deflector over the door that minimizes the leakage of rain through the top of the door. The deflector includes an upper surface extending at a downward-outward incline of at least 60°from the horizontal, and merging with a lower surface that extends in a concave curve that is progressively more horizontal at progressively outward locations, with the bottom of the deflector surface lying outward of the door and ending in a sharp corner. Raindrops which have impacted the vehicle and are flowing downwardly along the side are directed downwardly and outwardly so they tend to fly away from the outer edge of the deflector instead of flowing around it and leaking in through the top of the utility door.

대표청구항 ▼

Apparatus for deflecting rain from a utility door lying at a side of a vehicle, wherein the utility door has an end that can pivot open about a vertical axis to allow an opposite end of the door to move outwardly from a closed position, and the utility door has a top, comprising: a deflector lying a

Apparatus for deflecting rain from a utility door lying at a side of a vehicle, wherein the utility door has an end that can pivot open about a vertical axis to allow an opposite end of the door to move outwardly from a closed position, and the utility door has a top, comprising: a deflector lying above the top of said utility door, and defining a top surface portion, an upper-outer surface portion extending from the top surface portion at a downward-outward incline from the horizontal, and a lower-outer surface portion merging with said upper-outer surface portion and extending in a concave curve in a progressively more horizontal direction at progressively more outward locations, said lower-outer surface portion having a bottom lying outward of said door and slightly above it, and said deflector being free of obstructions outward of said bottom of said lower-outer surface portion to allow rain droplets to move outward and downward in free fall therefrom.