Trench drain
AssigneeJay R. Smith Mfg. Co.
InventorsSteven Chromey, Mario L. Stan, Donald E. Priester
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Abstract
Embodiments have an accessory rail along the length of each side of a trench drain channel. The accessory rib allows the convenient attachment of accessories to the sides of a channel in order to facilitate the installation of a trench drain, place drain outlets at any convenient place on a channel, and to create right angle joints between two trench drains.
Claims13
A generally U-shaped trench drain channel comprising an appliance rib on each side of the channel extending substantially the length of the channel.
A generally U-shaped trench drain channel with two ends comprising a male connector on one end with a pin extending from the male connector, and a female connector on a the other end with an aperture on the female connector.
A trench drain system comprised of interlocked channels, each channel generally U-shaped in cross-section with an elongated length with a male connector on one end and a female connector on the other end, with an open top which receives a grate, a rounded bottom and two vertical walls extending up from the bottom, with at least two U-shaped reinforcing ribs extending over the vertical walls and the bottom, and dispersed along the length of the channel, and having an accessory rib attached to and extending longitudinally along each wall between the reinforcing ribs.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.