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US 6,802,668 B2Granted
Subterranean drainage system
OwnerAlton F. Parkerinventor
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Abstract
A subterranean drain system that includes hollow dimples that extend perpendicularly from a drain board. The system also includes a connector that typically allows multiple boards to be connected together, or to connect to other elements.
Claims11
A dimpled drain board comprising:
- a planar base;
- a hollow dimple extending perpendicularly from said planar base;
- and
- a connector, said connector adapted to maintain said planar base in a spaced apart relationship from another planar base of another dimpled drain board having another hollow dimple, further wherein said connector is a projecting lip extending perpendicularly from an outside surface of said hollow dimple;
- further including a recess formed on an inside surface of said hollow dimple, said recess adapted to snap fit with another projecting lip of said another hollow dimple of said another dimpled drain board.
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A dimpled drain board comprising:
- a planar base;
- a hollow dimple extending perpendicularly from said planar base;
- and
- a connector, said connector adapted to maintain said planar base in a spaced apart relationship from another planar base of another dimpled drain board having another hollow dimple, further wherein said connector is a projecting lip extending perpendicularly from a top of said hollow dimple;
- further including a recess formed on an inside surface of hollow dimple, said recess adapted to snap fit with a another projecting lip of said another hollow dimple of said another dimpled drain board.
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A dimpled drain board comprising:
- a planar base having a first surface and a second surface;
- a multiplicity of hollow dimples arranged in a repeating pattern and extending perpendicularly from said planar base, each hollow dimple having a sidewall, a top and a bottom open to said second surface;
- and
- a connector operatively associated with all or less than all said hollow dimples, each connector adapted to maintain said planar base and another planar base of another dimpled drain board in a spaced apart relationship, further wherein each connector is a projecting lip extending perpendicularly from an outside surface of each sidewall of each hollow dimple;
- further including recesses formed on inside surfaces of each sidewall of each hollow dimple, said recesses adapted to snap fit with other projecting lips of other hollow dimples of said another dimpled drain board.
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A dimpled drain board comprising:
- a planar base having first surface and a second surface;
- a multiplicity of hollow dimples arranged in a repeating pattern and extending perpendicularly from said planar base, each hollow dimple having a sidewall, a top and a bottom open to said second surface;
- a connector operatively associated with all or less than all said hollow dimples, each connector adapted to maintain said planar base and another planar base of another dimpled drain board in a spaced apart relationship, further wherein each connector is a projecting lip extending perpendicularly from each top of each hollow dimple;
- and
- recesses formed on inside surfaces of each sidewall of each hollow dimple, said recesses adapted to snap fit with other projecting lips of other hollow dimples of said another dimpled drain board.
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A dimpled drain board comprising:
- a planar base having a first surface and a second surface;
- a multiplicity of hollow dimples arranged in a repeating pattern and extending perpendicularly from said planar base, each hollow dimple having a sidewall, a top and a bottom open to said second surface;
- a connector operatively associated with all or less than all said hollow dimples, each connector adapted to maintain said planar base and another planar base of another dimples drain board in a spaced apart relationship, wherein each connector is a cylinder having a first end and a second end, said first end adapted to operatively engage an outer surface of said hollow dimple and said second end adapted to operatively engage an outer surface of said another hollow dimple;
- and
- a planar web holding said connectors together in a spaced apart relationship.
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A dimpled drain board comprising:
- a planar base having first surface and a second surface;
- a multiplicity of hollow dimples arranged in a repeating pattern and extending perpendicularly from said planar base, each hollow dimple having a sidewall, a top and a bottom open to said second surface;
- a connector operatively associated with all of less than said hollow dimples, each connector adapted to maintain said planar base and another planar base of another dimpled drain board in a spaced apart relationship, wherein each connector is a cylinder having a first end and a second end, said first end adapted to operatively engage one of an outer surface and an inner surface of said hollow dimple and said second end adapted to operatively engage one of an inner surface and on outer surface of said hollow dimple;
- and
- a planar web holding said connectors together in a spaced apart relationship.
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A drainage system comprising:
- at least two dimpled drain boards, each dimpled drain board comprising:
- a planar base having a first surface and second surface;
- a multiplicity of hollow dimples arranged in a repeating pattern and extending perpendicularly from said first surface of said base, each hollow dimple having a sidewall, a top and a bottom open to said second surface;
- a connector on all or less than all said hollow dimples, each connector adapted to maintain said planar base of said dimpled drain board and another planar base of another dimpled drain board in a spaced apart relationship, said another dimpled drain board having other hollow dimples identical to said hollow dimples of said dimpled drain board, further wherein each connector is a projecting lip extending perpendicularly from an outside surface of each sidewall of each hollow dimple;
- filter means arranged to prevent non-fluid materials from depositing between said hollow dimples;
- and
- recesses formed on inside surfaces of each sidewall of each hollow dimple, said recesses adapted to snap fit with other projecting lips of said other hollow dimples of said another dimpled drain board.
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A drainage system comprising:
- at least two dimpled drain boards, each dimpled drain board comprising:
- a planar base having a first surface and second surface;
- a multiplicity of hollow dimples arranged in a repeating pattern and extending perpendicularly from said first surface of said base, each hollow dimple having a sidewall, a top and a bottom open to said second surface;
- and
- a connector on all or less than all said hollow dimples, each connector adapted to maintain said planar base of said dimpled drain board and another planar base of another dimpled drain board in a spaced apart relationship, said another dimpled drain board having other hollow dimples identical to said hollow dimples of said dimpled drain board, further wherein each connector is a projecting lip extending perpendicularly from each top of each hollow dimple;
- filter means arranged to prevent non-fluid materials from depositing between said hollow dimples;
- and
- recesses formed on inside surfaces of each sidewall of each hollow dimple, said recesses adapted to snap fit with other projecting lips of said other hollow dimples of said another dimpled drain board.
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A drainage system comprising:
- at least two dimpled drain boards, each dimpled drain board comprising:
- a planar base having a first surface and second surface;
- a multiplicity of hollow dimples arranged in a repeating pattern and extending perpendicularly from said first surface of said base, each hollow dimple having a sidewall, a top and a bottom open to said second surface;
- and
- a connector on all or less than all said hollow dimples, each connector adapted to maintain said planar base of said dimpled drain board and another planar base of another dimpled drain board in a spaced apart relationship, said another dimpled drain board having other hollow dimples identical to said hollow dimples of said dimpled drain board, further wherein each connector is a cylinder having a first end and a second end, said first end adapted to operatively engage one of an outer surface and an inner surface of said hollow dimple and said second end adapted to operatively engage one of an outer surface and an inner surface of said another hollow dimple;
- a filter means arranged to prevent non-fluid materials from depositing between said hollow dimples;
- and
- further including a planar web holding said connectors together in a spaced apart relationship.
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A drainage system comprising:
- at least two dimpled drain boards, each dimpled drain board comprising:
- a planar base having a first surface and second surface;
- a multiplicity of hollow dimples arranged in a repeating pattern and extending perpendicularly from said first surface of said base, each hollow dimple having a sidewall, a top and a bottom open to said second surface;
- and
- a connector on all or less than all said hollow dimples, each connector adapted to maintain said planar base of said dimpled drain board and another planar base of another dimpled drain board in a spaced apart relationship, said another dimpled drain board having other hollow dimples identical to said hollow dimples of said dimpled drain board, further wherein each connector is a cylinder having a first end and a tapered second end, said first end adapted to operatively engage an outer surface of said hollow dimple and said tapered second end adapted to operatively engage an inner surface of said another hollow dimple;
- and
- filter means arranged to prevent non-fluid materials from depositing between said hollow dimples.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.