Joint structures and elements thereof

Claim 1

A JOINT STRUCTURE BETWEEN SPACED MARGINAL EDGES OF JUXTAPOSED PANELS HAVING FLEXIBLY SEALED IMPERMEABLE INTERCONNECTIONS ACROSS COEXTENSIVE SPACED MARGINAL EDGE LENGTHS OF THE ADJACENT PANELS COMPRISING THE JOINT STRUCTURE EXCEPT FOR AN EXPOSED JOINT THEREBETWEEN, A COVER PATCH OF FLEXIBLE IMPERMEABLE MATERIAL INSTALLED OVER SAID EXPOSED JOINT AND PORTIONS OF THE FLEXIBLE INTERCONNECTIONS IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT THERETO, SAID COVER PATCH HAVING A SUBSTANTIALLY CENTRALLY OUTWARDLY EXTENDING BELLOWS SECTION AND LATERALLY EXTENDING FLANGE SECTION CONTIGUOUSLY SUBTENDING THE SAME, SPUDS DEPENDING FROM AN UNDERSIDE OF SAID FLANGE EXTENDING INTO THE EXPOSED JOINT AND LOCATING THE FLANGE OF THE COVER PATCH IN OVERLYING DISPOSITION IN RESPECT TO SAID FLEXIBLE INTERCONNECTION PORTIONS IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT THE EXPOSED JOINT, AND A LAYER OF ADHESIVE SEALANT INTERPOSED THE UNDERSIDE OF SAID COVER PATCH FLANGE, PORTIONS OF SAID FLEXIBLE INTERCONNECTIONS IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT THE EXPOSED JOINT, AND OUTWARDLY FACING SURFACES OF THE JUXTAPOSED PANELS CONTIGUOUS THEREWITH IN FLEXIBLY SEALED ADHESIVE SECUREMENT OF SAID COVER PATCH OVER SAID EXPOSED JOINT.