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US 2016/0107174 A1Published application
Low profile attachment for emitting water
AssigneeInvisaFlow LLC
InventorW. Haynes Sloan, JR.
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Abstract
The present invention provides an attachment for emitting water from an elevated water source. The attachment comprises an inlet section, a transitional section connected to the inlet section an outlet section connected to the transitional section opposite from the inlet section, and a rib member attached to the outlet section to support the shape of the outlet section.
Claims20
A drainage attachment for directing water from an elevated water source, the attachment comprising:
- an inlet section comprising an inlet opening, the inlet opening comprising an inlet opening width, an inlet opening height, and a center point defining a longitudinal axis;
- an outlet section comprising an outlet opening, the outlet opening comprising an outlet opening width and an outlet opening height, the outlet section further comprising an uppermost structure extending between first and second relatively lateral structures, and a lowermost structure extending between the first and second relatively lateral structures;
- a transitional section between the inlet section and the outlet section, wherein the transitional section increases in width and decreases in height towards the outlet section;
- wherein the longitudinal axis extends in a first plane that is parallel to a second plane that divides a top portion and a bottom portion of the outlet section and bisects the first and second relatively lateral structures;
- wherein at least a fraction of the top portion of the outlet section is positioned below the first plane;
- wherein the outlet opening width is greater than each of the inlet opening width and the outlet opening height, and shaped to reduce erosion from any water flow adjacent the outlet opening;
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- wherein the combined lengths along the longitudinal axis of the transition section and the outlet section are longer than the inlet section length along the longitudinal axis.
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A gravity flow drainage attachment for directing water from an elevated water source, the attachment comprising:
- a substantially circular inlet section comprising an inlet opening, the inlet opening further comprising an inlet width, an inlet height, and a center point;
- a substantially rectangular outlet section, the outlet section comprising an outlet opening that includes an outlet opening width and an outlet opening height, wherein the outlet opening width is greater than the outlet opening height, the outlet section further comprising an uppermost structure extending between first and second relatively lateral structures, and a lowermost structure extending between the first and second relatively lateral structures;
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- a transitional section between the inlet section and the outlet section comprising a first end adjacent the inlet section having a height and a width, and a second end adjacent the outlet section having a height and a width, wherein the width of the first end is less than the width of the second end, and the height of the first end is greater than the height of the second end, and further wherein the first end is substantially circular and the second end is substantially rectangular;
- wherein at least a portion of the outlet opening is positioned below the inlet section center point;
- wherein the outlet width is greater than the inlet width to disperse water flowing through the attachment and out of the outlet opening, thereby reducing the effects of erosion at the drainage location adjacent the outlet opening.
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A gravity flow drainage attachment for directing water from an elevated water source, the attachment comprising:
- an inlet section comprising an inlet opening, the inlet opening further comprising an inlet width, an inlet height, and a center point;
- a substantially rectangular outlet section, the outlet section comprising an outlet opening that includes an outlet opening width and an outlet opening height, wherein the outlet opening width is greater than the outlet opening height, the outlet section further comprising an uppermost structure extending between first and second relatively lateral structures, and a lowermost structure extending between the first and second relatively lateral structures;
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- a transitional section between the inlet section and the outlet section comprising a first end adjacent the inlet section having a height and a width, and a second end adjacent the outlet section having a height and a width, wherein the width of the first end is less than the width of the second end, and the height of the first end is greater than the height of the second end;
- wherein at least a portion of the outlet opening is positioned below the inlet section center point;
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- wherein the outlet width is greater than the inlet width to disperse water flowing through the attachment and out of the outlet opening, thereby reducing the effects of erosion at the drainage location adjacent the outlet opening.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.