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US 5,852,906 AGranted
Internal-wall drain system
OwnerEugene J. Kubaninventor
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Abstract
A system is disclosed for draining water from a location external to a structure, the system located internally of structural members forming a part of the structure. The system includes block members having internal openings for receiving a length of perforated pipe and cavities forming reservoirs for pooling of water and transfer into the pipe via the perforations.
Claims9
A drainage system for a structure, the system including:
- (a) a substrate having an upper surface;
- (b) a plurality of blocks at least partially supported on the upper surface of the substrate each having at least one internal cavity bounded by side walls and partition walls and further having at least one opening in said walls creating a pathway through the block, the blocks arranged in a course such that at least a portion of the pathway of each block opposes at least a portion of the pathway of an adjacent block thereby creating a continuous pathway through the course of blocks, each of the blocks further having a sealable surface for creating a reservoir area between the block and the upper surface of the substrate;
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- (c) piping extending through the pathways in said blocks, said piping having an internal cavity and a porosity sufficient to allow the passage of water into the internal cavity of said piping via the reservoir area.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.