Roof drain
AssigneeGovernment of the United States as Represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
InventorsPeder Messina, III, Tracy Carpenter
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Abstract
A roof drain system. The roof drain system includes a roof system, the roof system including a structural deck and a water impermeable membrane in a spaced apart relationship and together defining a drain opening. The upper drain member can be joined to the water impermeable membrane, the upper member having a lower portion disposed in the drain opening. The lower drain member can be joined to the structural deck, the lower drain member being disposed in the drain opening and having an upper portion disposed inside the lower portion of the upper drain member in a spaced apart relationship to define a drain gap.
Claims14
A roof drain system, comprising,
- a roof system, the roof system including a structural deck and a water impermeable membrane in a spaced apart relationship and together defining a drain opening;
- an upper drain member joined to the water impermeable membrane, the upper drain member having a lower portion disposed in the drain opening;
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- a lower drain member joined to the structural deck, the lower drain member being disposed in the drain opening and having an upper portion disposed inside the lower portion of the upper drain member in a spaced apart relationship to define a drain gap.
A roof drain system, comprising,
- a roof system, the roof system including a structural deck and a water impermeable membrane in a spaced apart relationship and together defining a drain opening;
- an upper drain member joined to the water impermeable membrane, the upper drain member having a lower portion disposed in the drain opening;
- a lower drain member joined to the structural deck, the lower drain member being disposed in the drain opening and having an upper portion disposed inside the lower portion of the upper drain member in a spaced apart relationship to define a drain gap;
- a floating member disposed inside the lower drain portion, the floating member being freely moveable in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis A, and
- a signal member joined to the floating member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.