Plumbing Drain Assembly
AssigneeJames Williams
InventorJames Williams
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Abstract
According to one aspect of the present disclosure, a plumbing drain assembly is disclosed which includes a plumbing outlet box, a Y connector, and an air intake valve. The plumbing outlet box has a back wall and four sidewalls that extend outward from the back wall to form a cavity. The Y connector includes a first and second drain channels. The first drain channel is mounted in the cavity and has opposing first and second ends. The second drain channel merges with the first drain channel between the first and second ends. The air intake valve is mounted to the first end of the first drain channel, and is configured to allow exterior air to enter into the first drain channel through the first end, and prevent internal air from exiting the first drain channel through the first end.
Claims24
A plumbing drain assembly comprising:
- a plumbing outlet box comprising:
- a back wall and four sidewalls that extend outward from the back wall to form a cavity that has an open front;
- wherein a first one of the sidewalls includes a drain outlet;
- a Y connector comprising:
- a first drain channel mounted in the cavity that includes a first end and an opposite second end, and a straight centerline that extends between the first and second ends, with the second end extending into the drain outlet of the first sidewall;
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- a second drain channel merging with the first drain channel between the first and second ends, wherein the second drain channel is aligned such that it forms an acute angle with respect to the first end of the first drain channel and forms an obtuse angle with respect to the second end of the first drain channel;
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- an air intake valve mounted to the first end of the first drain channel, the air intake valve being configured to allow exterior air to enter into the first drain channel through the first end, and prevent internal air from exiting the first drain channel through the first end.
A plumbing drain assembly for mounting in a plumbing outlet box, the plumbing drain assembly comprising:
- a first conduit member comprising:
- a first drain channel that includes a first end and an opposite second end, and a straight centerline that extends between the first and second ends;
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- a second drain channel merging with the first drain channel between the first and second ends, wherein the second drain channel is aligned such that it forms an acute angle with respect to the first end of the first drain channel and forms an obtuse angle with respect to the second end of the first drain channel;
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- a second conduit member that is coaxial with the first drain channel and extends outward from the first conduit member towards the second end of the first drain channel, the second conduit member including an angled end and an opposite mounted end that is mounted to the first conduit member, the angled end of the second conduit member lying within a plane that is angled relative to the centerline at a non-perpendicular, non-parallel angle.
A method of mounting a plumbing drain assembly into a plumbing outlet box, the plumbing drain assembly comprising a Y connector having a first drain channel and an angled second drain channel that merges with the first drain channel between first and second ends of the first drain channel, the plumbing outlet box having a back wall and four sidewalls that extend outward from the back wall to form a cavity having an open front, the method comprising:
- positioning the Y connector in relation to the plumbing outlet box such that the second end of the first drain channel is situated within the cavity, and the first end of the first drain channel is angled outward to extend outside the cavity through the open front;
- inserting the second end of the first drain channel into a drain outlet in a first one of the sidewalls of the plumbing outlet box while the first end of the first drain channel is still angled to extend outside the cavity through the open front;
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- pivoting the Y connector upwards into the cavity of the plumbing outlet box such that the first drain channel extends between the first sidewall and a second one of the sidewalls that is opposite the first sidewall, and is perpendicular to the first and second sidewalls.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.