US 6,165,357 A · Roof drain cover

Abstract

The roof drain cover of the present invention comprises a dome-shaped strainer adapted to sit over a roof drain pipe, a bolt going through the strainer at the center thereof, protruding from the same to downwardly extend within the pipe and having a bolt head accessible from above the strainer and abutting the same, an anchor and a disc-like stop. The anchor includes a nut screwed on the bolt, a pair of wings pivoted on the nut and foldable along the bolt and towards the strainer against the bias of a spring carried by the nut. The tips of the wings are adapted to frictionally engage the inner face of the pipe under the bias of the spring to prevent rotation of the nut when the bolt is screwed within the strainer. The disc-like stop is secured to the bolt above the nut and engages the wings to cause firm anchoring engagement of the wing tips with the pipe when the stop approaches the nut during screwing of the bolt.

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Dependent claims

A roof drain cover comprising a dome-shaped strainer adapted to sit over a roof drain pipe, a bolt going through said strainer at the centre thereof, protruding from the same to downwardly extend within said pipe and having a bolt head accessible from above said strainer and abutting the same, an anchor including a nut screwed on said bolt, a pair of wings pivoted on said nut and foldable along said bolt and towards said strainer against the bias of a spring carried by said nut, the tips of said wings being adapted to frictionally engage the inner face of said pipe under the bias of said spring to prevent rotation of said nut when said bolt is screwed within said strainer, and a disc-like stop secured to said bolt above said nut, engaging said wings and causing firm anchoring engagement of said wing tips with the pipe when said stop approaches said nut during screwing of said bolt.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Roof drain cover

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