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US 4,173,361 AGranted
Down spout adaptor assembly
OwnerStanley J. Gagasinventor
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Abstract
A down spout adaptor assembly includes a down spout adaptor and a storm sewer entry adaptor, the down spout including a tapered asymmetric tube having an arcuate bead projecting outwardly around the lower end thereof, the storm sewer entry adaptor including a cylindrical structure having an arcuate bead around the upper portion thereof, the arcuate bead on the down spout adaptor being insertable into the arcuate bead on the entry adaptor.
Claims1
A down spout adaptor assembly for connecting a down spout mounted on the wall of a building to a sewer pipe, said assembly comprising:
- a down spout adaptor including a body portion having a first opening adapted to be connected to the lower end of the building down spout and a second opening, said body portion being tapered outwardly from said first opening toward said second opening whereby said down spout adaptor can be placed against the wall of the building, said second opening being larger then said first opening and asymmetric with respect to the flow axis of said down spout, and an entry adaptor including a cylindrical portion having an opening offset from said first opening and corresponding to said second opening and adapted to be inserted into a sewer pipe,
- and means connecting said body portion of said down spout adaptor to said cylindrical portion of said entry adaptor to provide a seal between said adaptors, said means including
- an arcuate bead around the second opening at the lower end of said body portion, and a corresponding bead around the upper edge of the corresponding opening in said cylindrical portion, said arcuate bead being engageable with the inside surface of said corresponding bead on said cylindrical portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.