Sewer backup indicator apparatus
OwnerPeter Langesinventor
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Abstract
A sewer lateral cleanout apparatus provides visual indication of an impending sewer backup, for installation on the cleanout riser of a sewer lateral, and includes a housing portion adapted for attachment to the cleanout riser; and a vertically movable piston portion slidably engaged within the housing. The piston includes a float member, a wall member, and a cap member, such that when sewage is not backed up into the cleanout riser, the wall is contained within the housing, and when sewage backs up into the cleanout riser, the float urges the piston to move vertically within the housing to reveal the wall, thereby alerting the user of a backup.
Claims5
A sewer backup indicator apparatus providing visual indication of an impending sewer backup, for installation on the cleanout riser of a sewer lateral, said apparatus comprising:
- a housing portion adapted for attachment to the cleanout riser;
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- a vertically movable piston portion slidably engaged within said housing portion, said piston portion including a float member, a wall member, and a cap member, wherein when sewage is not backed up into the cleanout riser, said piston portion wall member is contained within said housing portion, and when sewage backs up into the cleanout riser, said float member urges said piston portion to move vertically within said housing portion to reveal said wall member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.