Curb and gutter frame and funnel drain
OwnerDonald B. Beamaninventor
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Abstract
A prefabricated one-piece metal frame and funnel drain is constructed for curb and gutter use. The frame may be constructed in a number of styles, with a particular style selected to match the desired curb form. The funnel drain also includes a variety of styles in order to accommodate different drain pipe orientations and configurations. When welded together, the frame and funnel drain may be mounted within any standard curb and gutter form such that curb and gutter installation and drain pipe installation may be accomplished simultaneously, without any preparatory concrete work required for placement of the frame and funnel drain.
Claims23
A frame and funnel drain for curb and gutter use, comprising:
- a frame having a bottom surface, with a drain opening, and generally vertical front panel, rear panel, and two side panels, a top of said rear panel joined to a generally horizontally inclined curb hood extending toward the front panel, the front panel and the rear panel adapted to fit within a standard curb form and a shape of the curb hood closely approximating a curvature of curb formed using the standard curb form;
- a plurality of dowels extending outwardly from the front panel and the rear panel to secure said frame in the standard curb form;
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- a funnel drain, fixedly connected to an underside of said frame and having access to said drain opening, a lower end of said funnel drain adapted to connect to a drain pipe.
A frame and funnel drain for curb and gutter use, comprising:
- a frame having a bottom surface, with a drain opening, and generally vertical front panel, rear panel, and two side panels, a top of said rear panel joined to a generally horizontally inclined curb hood extending toward the front panel, the front panel and the rear panel adapted to fit within a standard curb form and a shape of the curb hood closely approximating a curvature of curb formed using the standard curb form, said bottom surface of said frame further including an upwardly extending rear edge, a top of each side of said rear edge having an upwardly extending fin that slopes downwardly toward a center of said rear edge, said drain opening being behind said rear edge, wherein concrete is poured into said frame and contoured to be flush with a top edge of said front panel, said side panels, and said fins, the concrete sloping downward toward, and flush with, the center of said rear edge;
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- a funnel drain, fixedly connected to an underside of said frame and having access to said drain opening, a lower end of said funnel drain adapted to connect to a drain pipe.
A frame and funnel drain for curb and gutter use, comprising:
- a frame having a bottom surface, with a drain opening, and generally vertical front panel, rear panel, and two side panels, a top of said rear panel joined to a generally horizontally inclined curb hood extending toward the front panel, the front panel and the rear panel adapted to fit within a standard curb form and a shape of the curb hood closely approximating a curvature of curb formed using the standard curb form;
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- a funnel drain, fixedly connected to an underside of said frame and having access to said drain opening, a lower end of said funnel drain adapted to connect to a drain pipe;
- wherein said frame and funnel drain are constricted as a one-piece unit of welded metal.
A frame and funnel drain for curb and gutter use, comprising:
- a frame having a bottom surface, with a drain opening, and generally vertical front panel, rear panel, and two side panels, a top of said rear panel joined to a generally horizontally inclined curb hood extending toward the front panel, the front panel and the rear panel adapted to fit within a standard curb form and a shape of the curb hood closely approximating a curvature of curb formed using the standard curb form;
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- a funnel drain, fixedly connected to an underside of said frame and having access to said drain opening, said funnel drain including an extendable rectangular sleeve fitting, said sleeve fitting having an inner portion connected to the underside of said frame and an outer portion connected to a drain pipe, said outer portion sized to receive said inner portion and a depth of insertion of said inner portion within said outer portion being adjustable to accommodate a distance between said frame and the drain pipe.
A form for a curb and gutter section having a drain therein, comprising a front edge and a rear edge joined by two cutter plates, a profile of each cutter plate defining a standard curb form, and a one-piece frame and funnel drain unit having two side panels and being mounted between the front edge and the rear edge, each side panel of said frame being generally parallel to said cutter plates and having a profile approximately matching the profile of the cutter plates, and a connecting structure extending outwardly from each side panel to secure said frame and funnel drain unit to adjoining concrete paving.
The combination of a frame and funnel drain for curb and gutter use and a pre-formed concrete junction box, comprising:
- a frame having a bottom surface with a generally circular drain opening, and generally vertical front panel, rear panel and two side panels, the front panel and the rear panel adapted to fit within a standard curb form;
- a generally circular funnel drain connected to an underside of said frame;
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- a pre-cast concrete junction box having a lid with a generally circular opening, a lower end of said funnel drain fitted within said opening said frame and funnel drain constructed as a one-piece unit of welded metal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.