Water heater stand with overflow catch basin
OwnerDavid S. Whittakerinventor
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Abstract
A water heater stand with overflow catch basin having a flat, horizontally elongated stand member having a generally round shape and surrounded by a continuous vertical wall circumscribing the perimeter. A drain is provided, as well as a plurality of elevated support members, each said support member formed integral to said bottom surface and extending upward. Drainage channels are formed between adjacent support members, and a curved, laterally extended area projecting outward accommodates the tank drainage valve of a hot water heater tank. Additionally, a vertically extended splash guard attachable in order to extend the vertical height of the sidewalls.
Claims6
A water heater stand comprising:
- a stand member having a floor surface, the floor surface bounded by a continuous wall disposed along a perimeter of the floor surface;
- a drain in the floor surface;
- a plurality of elevated support members extending upward from the floor surface, all of the elevated support members having an upper surface at an equal elevation to one another and below a top edge of the wall;
- a plurality of drainage channels formed between the support members;
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- a vertically extended splash guard removably attachable to at least a portion of the stand member adjacent a water heater drain valve, thereby forming a retainable dike-like area for preventing a discharge of fluids from the drain valve from splashing outside of the water heater stand.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.