Angled adapter for a leaching chamber system
AssigneeHancor, Inc.
InventorsFrank J. Daly, Douglas O. Hamilton, H. John Sidaway
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Abstract
A leaching system (10) includes arched leaching chamber sections (12) and an angled adapter (18) connected adjacent chamber sections at a 22.5.degree. angle. The adapter includes a first portion (122) having sidewalls (140, 142) spanned by a vaulted portion (144) and a female end collar (126). A second end portion (124) has sidewalls (140, 142) spanned by a vaulted portion (144) and a male end collar (130). The first and second end portions are connected at an arched, vertical ridge (136). The adapter connects the leaching chamber sections in a nonlinear configuration to curve the leaching system to follow contours and avoid obstacles.
Claims18
In a leaching system having a plurality of buried leaching chambers connected to receive effluent and disperse the effluent into surrounding soil, each chamber being generally U-shaped and installed with an open side down and having a generally U-shaped male end collar and a generally U-shaped female end collar, the male and female end collars of each chamber being matable with the female and male end collars, respectively of other chambers, the improvement comprising:
- an adapter section having generally U-shaped first and second end portions with open sides down and an arch-shaped ridge disposed therebetween, the first end portion having a generally U-shaped adapter section male end collar and the second end portion having a generally U-shaped adapter section female end collar, the adapter section male and female end collars being angled such that one chamber whose male end collar is connected with the adapter section female end collar is offset relative to another chamber whose female end collar is connected with the adapter section male end collar.
In a leaching system having a plurality of buried leaching chambers connected to receive effluent and disperse the effluent into surrounding soil, each chamber being generally U-shaped and installed with an open side down and having a generally U-shaped male end collar and a generally U-shaped female end collar, the male and female end collars of each chamber being matable with the female and male end collars, respectively of other chambers, the improvement comprising:
- an adapter section having generally U-shaped first and second end portions with open sides down, the first end portion having a generally U-shaped adapter section male end collar and the second end portion having a generally U-shaped adapter section female end collar, the adapter section male and female end collars being angled such that one chamber whose male end collar is connected with the adapter section female end collar is offset relative to another chamber whose female end collar is connected with the adapter section male end collar, and the first and second end portions having louvers defined therein.
In a leaching system having a plurality of buried leaching chambers connected to receive effluent and disperse the effluent into surrounding soil, each chamber being generally U-shaped and installed with an open side down and having a generally U-shaped male end collar and a generally U-shaped female end collar, the male and female end collars of each chamber being matable with the female and male end collars, respectively of other chambers, the improvement comprising:
- an adapter section having generally U-shaped first and second end portions with open sides down, the first end portion having a generally U-shaped adapter section male end collar and the second end portion having a generally U-shaped adapter section female end collar, the adapter section male and female end collars being angled such that one chamber whose male end collar is connected with the adapter section female end collar is offset relative to another chamber whose female end collar is connected with the adapter section male end collar, and the first and second end portions having fluid discharge openings defined therein.
An angled adapter for use in a leaching system to alter a direction of flow in the system, the system including a plurality of arched leaching chambers with open bases connected end to end, the adapter comprising:
- a first arched end portion having a pair of first sidewalls spanned by a first vaulted portion and a male end collar having a shape contoured to the first and second sidewalls and first vaulted portion and configured for interconnection with a female end collar of one of the leaching chambers;
- a second arched end portion having a pair of second sidewalls spanned by a second vaulted portion and a female end collar having a shape contoured to the third and fourth sidewalls and second vaulted portion and configured for interconnection with a male end collar of another of the leaching chambers;
- the first and second arched end portions having fluid discharge openings defined therein and being interconnected such that 1) the adapter terminates at the male end collar at one end and terminates at the female end collar at a second end and 2) the female and male end collars are nonparallel to one another.
An angled adapter for use in a leaching system to alter a direction of flow in the system, the system including a plurality of arched leaching chambers with open bases connected end to end, the adapter comprising:
- a first arched end portion having a pair of first sidewalls spanned by a first vaulted portion and a male end collar having a shape contoured to the first and second sidewalls and first vaulted portion and configured for interconnection with a female end collar of one of the leaching chambers;
- a second arched end portion having a pair of second sidewalls spanned by a second vaulted portion and a female end collar having a shape contoured to the third and fourth sidewalls and second vaulted portion and configured for interconnection with a male end collar of another of the leaching chambers;
- the first and second arched end portions being interconnected such that 1) the adapter terminates at the male end collar at one end and terminates at the female end collar at a second end and 2) the female and male end collars are nonparallel to one another;
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- an arch shaped ridge connected between the first and second end portions.
An angled adapter for use in a leaching system to alter a direction of flow in the system, the system including a plurality of arched leaching chambers with open bases connected end to end, the adapter comprising:
- a first arched end portion having a pair of first sidewalls spanned by a first vaulted portion and a male end collar having a shape contoured to the first and second sidewalls and first vaulted portion and configured for interconnection with a female end collar of one of the leaching chambers;
- a second arched end portion having a pair of second sidewalls spanned by a second vaulted portion and a female end collar having a shape contoured to the third and fourth sidewalls and second vaulted portion and configured for interconnection with a male end collar of another of the leaching chambers;
- the first and second arched end portions being interconnected such that 1) the adapter terminates at the male end collar at one end and terminates at the female end collar at a second end and 2) the female and male end collars are nonparallel to one another;
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- the first and second sidewalls including louvers.
A leaching system comprising:
- a first open based chamber section having opposite ends;
- a second chamber section having opposite ends;
- an adapter connecting ends of the first and second chamber sections, the adapter including,
- a first end portion having first sidewalls spanned by a first vaulted portion and a first end coupling collar connected with one end of the first chamber section;
- a second end portion having second sidewalls spanned by a second vaulted portion and a second end collar connected with one end of the second chamber section;
- the first and second end portions being connected such that 1) the first and second sidewalls, and the first and second vaulted portions, respectively abut, and 2) the first and second end collars are nonparallel to one another, such that the first and second chamber sections are connected at an angle to each other;
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- the first and second sidewalls of the adapter including louvers.
A leaching system comprising:
- a first open based chamber section having opposite ends;
- a second chamber section having opposite ends;
- an adapter connecting ends of the first and second chamber sections, the adapter including,
- a first end portion having first sidewalls spanned by a first vaulted portion and a first end coupling collar connected with one end of the first chamber section;
- a second end portion having second sidewalls spanned by a second vaulted portion and a second end collar connected with one end of the second chamber section;
- the first and second end portions being connected such that 1) the first and second sidewalls, and the first and second vaulted portions, respectively abut, and 2) the first and second end collars are nonparallel to one another, such that the first and second chamber sections are connected at an angle to each other;
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- a ridge connected between the first and second end portions.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.