Rainwater run-off dispersion system
OwnerAlfred W. Madfisinventor
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Abstract
A rainwater run-off dispersion system comprising mounting means and receiving surface with a plurality of fixed baffles, spaced tangentially at the roof edge of a building in the path of rainwater falling therefrom and preferably inclined outwardly and downward away from said building, said baffles uniformly distributing and dispersing rainwater away from same building and breaking up same into a relatively fine and dispersed shower of droplets.
Claims5
A rainwater run-off dispersion system and method for disposing of rainwater run-off from a sloped or pitched roof of a building, by converting said rainwater into a non-errosive shower of droplets and distributing over an extended area of the ground, by means of a structure mounted at the roof edge, which comprises:
- a receiving surface, solid and impervious, elongated and of sufficient width to intercept the path of rainwater run-off flowing therefrom,
- a plurality of raised, intermediate baffles, which project upwards from said receiving surface, and extend continuously in the direction of elongation, to impede the flow of said rainwater run-off,
- a final breaker baffle which projects upward from said receiving surface, and extends continuously in the direction of elongation, at the edge of said receiving surface furthest from, but in a plane parallel to said roof edge, and from which, said rainwater run-off overflow falls in showers of droplets to the ground,
- a mounting means to secure said structure to the facia board of said building, so that said receiving surface is tangentially aligned and firmly positioned against roof edge.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.