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US 2011/0030132 A1Published application
Multi-function cleanout plug and method of use
OwnerLadislau Biroinventor
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Abstract
A multi-function cleanout plug and check valve for basements or other enclosed areas housing sewer cleanout plugs. An automatic drain discharge and check valve assembly housed entirely in the previously used cleanout plugs, used in sewer or other drainage systems is provided. In the event of water or other liquid accumulation due to bad weather, water line break, electrical outage, sump pump failure etc. a check valve built into a clean-out plug acts as an automatic drain through the sewer line while preventing back flow of unwanted liquid or sewer gasses.
Claims12
An apparatus comprising:
- a first device which is configured to attach to a pipe inlet of a pipe;
- and
- a second device which is configured to allow water to flow through the first device when a threshold of water pressure is exceeded and wherein the second device is configured to prevent water from flowing through the first device when the threshold of water pressure is not exceeded;
- and
- wherein the first device is connected to the second device.
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A method comprising
- attaching a first device to a second device;
- attaching the first device to a pipe inlet of a pipe;
- and
- wherein the second device is configured to allow water to flow through the first device, through the pipe inlet and into the pipe, when a threshold of water pressure is exceeded and wherein the second device is configured to prevent water from flowing through the first device when the threshold of water pressure is not exceeded.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.