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US 12,215,474 B2Granted
Methods and systems for maintaining aridity
OwnerJay Beardsley, Jackie Beardsleyinventors
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Abstract
Disclosed herein are methods and systems designed to eliminate or otherwise substantially reduce the amount of water from rainfall that comes into contact with the foundation of a building and the basement walls. Methods and systems described herein will in many instances save users thereof thousands of dollars in costs associated with repairing basement walls that have become cracked or otherwise damaged due to exposure to water and associated structural damage.
Claims13
A system for maintaining aridity of basement walls comprising:
- a shield component, wherein said shield component comprises two or more panel aspects, each such panel aspect being comprised of a substantially solid material;
- wherein a first panel aspect substantially encloses a second panel aspect;
- and
- wherein each panel aspect except for the first panel aspect is substantially enclosed within another panel aspect;
- a release apparatus;
- wherein the shield component is connected to the release apparatus;
- wherein the release apparatus is connected to a building;
- a control component communicatively connected to the release apparatus;
- wherein the control component is configurable to actuate the release apparatus to manipulate configuration of the panel aspects;
- a sensor component communicatively connected to the control component;
- wherein the sensor component is configurable to set a pre-determined threshold level of rainfall;
- wherein the sensor component is configurable to communicate a signal to the control component to actuate the panel aspects to telescopically extend out from one another in a substantially linear, substantially horizontal direction if and when the pre-determined threshold level of rainfall has been reached;
- wherein the release apparatus is connected to the building at a point that is between 2.75 feet and 4.25 feet above the ground or other surface abutting the building where the release apparatus is connected, and wherein the shield component adjoins the ground or other surface abutting the building between 2.5 feet and 4.75 feet away from the building.
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A system for maintaining aridity of basement walls comprising:
- a substantially solid shield component comprised of a single panel aspect;
- a release apparatus, wherein the release apparatus comprises:
- a rail aspect connected to a building;
- a piston component connected (i) to the shield component, and (ii) to the rail aspect;
- and,
- an actuating component;
- a control component communicatively connected to the release apparatus;
- wherein the control component is configurable to receive a command to actuate the release apparatus to modulate configuration of the shield component;
- a sensor component communicatively connected to the control component;
- wherein the sensor component is configurable to set a pre-determined threshold level of rainfall;
- wherein the sensor component is configurable to communicate a signal to the control component to actuate the release apparatus if and when the pre-determined threshold level of rainfall has been reached.
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A system for maintaining aridity of basement walls comprising:
- a shield component, wherein said shield component comprises two or more panel aspects, each such panel aspect being comprised of a substantially solid material;
- wherein a first panel aspect substantially encloses a second panel aspect;
- and
- wherein each panel aspect except for the first panel aspect is substantially enclosed within another panel aspect;
- a release apparatus that is connected to the shield component and is also connected to a building;
- a control component communicatively connected to the release apparatus a sensor component communicatively connected to the control component;
- wherein the release apparatus is connected to the building at a point that is between 2.75 feet and 4.25 feet above the ground or other surface abutting the building where the release apparatus is connected, and wherein the shield component is configured to substantially cover the ground up to a distance of between 2.5 feet and 4.75 feet away from the building where the release apparatus is connected.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.