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US 10,760,277 B2Granted
Apparatus for reducing water noise
OwnerJoyce Faulkner Dicksoninventor
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Abstract
A device for reducing and/or eliminating water noise. A screen made of waterproof material has small holes distributed across its entire surface, to reduce the size of water droplets exiting the screen to less than 5 mm.
Claims17
An apparatus, comprising:
- a substantially planar device made from a waterproof material and having a plurality of small holes formed through the device, the holes distributed substantially uniformly across the device, each of the small holes measures less than about 0.5 mm in diameter;
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- a first plurality of recessed areas, each of the first plurality of recessed areas formed to surround a different one of the plurality of holes.
An apparatus comprising:
- a substantially planar device made from a waterproof material and having a plurality of small holes formed through the device, the holes distributed substantially uniformly across the device, each of the small holes measures less than 0.5 mm in diameter;
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- a plurality of trenches formed at edges of the planar device.
An apparatus, comprising:
- a planar device made from waterproof material and having a top surface, a bottom surface and an edge;
- a plurality of small holes formed through the planar device and distributed substantially uniformly across the device, the small holes are less than approximately 5 mm;
- a first plurality of protrusions positioned along the edge of the planar device and extending from the top surface;
- a second plurality of protrusions positioned along the edge of the planar device and extending from the bottom surface, the first plurality of protrusions and the second plurality of protrusions are offset from each other on the top and bottom surfaces, respectively, such that a first planar device can be stacked on top of a second planar device and the second plurality of protrusions on the first planar device are interposed with the first plurality of protrusions on the second planar device;
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- an elongate downspout, wherein the planar device is positioned substantially perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the downspout to receive water from the downspout and to discharge smaller water droplets through the plurality of small holes.
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