Full flow pipe connector
AssigneeNational Diversified Sales, Inc.
InventorDavid Rusch
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Abstract
A pipe connector for use in conjunction with a catch basin, the pipe connector comprising: an annular flange defining a central bore; a major pipe receptor in the form of a tube having a first diameter and being attached to the flange; a minor pipe receptor in the form of a tube having a second diameter smaller than the first diameter, and being attached to the major pipe receptor by a frangible bridge that is configured to cleanly break upon the application of an impact to the minor pipe receptor, whereby the minor pipe receptor is removable from the major pipe receptor.
Claims9
A pipe connector for use in conjunction with a catch basin, the pipe connector comprising:
- an annular flange defining a central bore;
- a major pipe receptor defining a tube having a first diameter and being attached to the flange;
- a minor pipe receptor defining a tube having a second diameter smaller than the first diameter, and being attached to the major pipe receptor by a frangible bridge that is configured to cleanly break when an impact load is applied to the minor pipe receptor, whereby the minor pipe receptor is removable from the major pipe receptor.
A method of attaching a pipe to a catch basin comprising:
- providing a pipe connector defining a major pipe receptor in the form of a tube having a first diameter and further defining a minor pipe receptor in the form of a tube having a second diameter smaller than the first diameter;
- removing the minor pipe receptor from the pipe connector;
- installing the pipe connector on a wall of a catch basin;
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- connecting a pipe onto the major pipe receptor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.