Condensed sump pump crock
AssigneeIndependence Materials Group, LLC
InventorsKarl Chapel, Austin Robert Genord
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Abstract
A sump pump crock includes a body including an upper body and a lower body, wherein the external surface of the upper body, and in some embodiments the inner surface of the upper body, extends radially past the external surface of the lower body. The body may also include two or more flanges, including at least one upper flange on the upper body that extends radially past the at least one lower flange on the lower body. Furthermore, the lower body of the sump pump crock may include one or more ports, such as to provide a lower location for attachment of components (e.g., a perimeter drain). The sump pump crock may further include a first portion and a second portion that is separate from the first portion, which when assembled form the upper body and the lower body.
Claims19
A sump pump crock comprising:
- a body comprising:
- a first portion having a first upper body and a first lower body;
- and
- a second portion having a second upper body and a second lower body;
- wherein the first portion and the second portion are removably operatively coupled together;
- wherein the first upper body and the second upper body form an upper body having one or more upper sidewalls forming an upper opening;
- wherein the first lower body and the second lower body form a lower body having one or more lower sidewalls and a base;
- wherein the upper body comprises an upper external surface and an upper internal surface;
- wherein the lower body comprises a lower external surface, a lower internal surface, and one or more ports, wherein the one or more ports are configured to be operatively coupled to a drain;
- wherein the one or more lower sidewalls have a plurality of perforations in at least one sidewall of the one or more lower sidewalls of the lower body;
- and
- wherein the upper external surface extends radially past at least a portion of the lower external surface and the lower internal surface;
- and
- two or more flanges that extend at least partially around the body, wherein the two or more flanges comprise:
- an upper flange that extends at least partially around the upper body;
- a lower flange that extends at least partially around the lower body;
- and
- wherein the upper flange extends radially past the lower flange.
A sump pump crock comprising:
- a lid;
- a body comprising:
- an upper body having one or more upper sidewalls forming an upper opening;
- and
- a lower body having one or more lower sidewalls and a base,
- wherein the upper body comprises an upper external surface and an upper internal surface;
- wherein the lower body comprises a lower external surface, a lower internal surface;
- wherein the upper external surface extends radially past at least a portion of the lower external surface and the lower internal surface;
- and
- wherein the lower body comprises one or more ports, and wherein the one or more ports are configured to be operatively coupled to a drain;
- and
- three or more flanges that extend at least partially around the body, wherein the three or more flanges comprise:
- a top flange that defines a top opening in the upper body and defining a surface to receive the lid;
- an upper flange that extends at least partially around the upper body;
- and
- a lower flange that extends at least partially around the lower body;
- wherein the upper flange extends radially past the lower flange.
A method of installing a sump pump crock, the sump pump crock having:
- a body comprising:
- a first portion having a first upper body and a first lower body;
- and
- a second portion having a second upper body and a second lower body;
- wherein the first upper body and the second upper body form an upper body having one or more upper sidewalls forming an upper opening;
- and
- wherein the first lower body and the second lower body form a lower body having one or more lower sidewalls and a base, wherein the upper body comprises an upper external surface and an upper internal surface, wherein the lower body comprises a lower external surface, a lower internal surface, and one or more ports, wherein the one or more ports are configured to be operatively coupled to a drain, wherein the one or more lower sidewalls have a plurality of perforations in at least one sidewall of the one or more lower sidewalls of the lower body;
- and wherein the upper external surface extends radially past at least a portion of the lower external surface and the lower internal surface,
- two or more flanges that extend at least partially around the body, wherein the two or more flanges comprise:
- an upper flange that extends at least partially around the upper body;
- a lower flange that extends at least partially around the lower body;
- wherein the upper flange extends radially past the lower flange the method comprising:
- installing the sump pump crock in an aperture in the ground having an opening that at least partially converges towards a bottom of the aperture such that the lower body of the sump pump crock is located in the aperture below the upper body of the sump pump crock.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.