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US 5,172,718 AGranted
Apparatus for collecting fluids from a leaking ceiling
OwnerRobert P. Thornburghinventor
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Abstract
One or more plastic funnel sheets, attachable to any type of ceiling structure, are positioned and attached beneath each drip location. The funnel sheets each have flexible tubing networked together and fed into a special receptacle for temporary storage of the collected fluids. The receptacle has a gauge which indicates fluid depth in the receptacle.
Claims12
An apparatus for collecting fluids from a leaking ceiling, comprising:
- a plurality of collecting members each of which is comprised of a flexible waterproof sheet with a plurality of eyelets, each defining a hole, equally spaced about said sheet's periphery for attachment of said collecting members about said leaking ceiling, wherein each collecting member has a central funnel neck shape downwardly projecting from said ceiling and terminating in an opening;
- a tubing network comprised of a plurality of collecting member branch tubes and a receptacle tube wherein said branch tubes interconnect said collecting members with said receptacle tube;
- a receptacle interconnected to said branch tubes by means of said receptacle tube;
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- a junction element interconnecting said branch tubes with said receptacle tube.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.