Gutterless drainage system
OwnerWilliam H. Chapekinventor
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Abstract
A drainage system for a structure which does not utilize gutters and/or downspouts is disclosed. The drainage system is comprised of a trough, a plurality of interconnected conduits received within the trough, a frame member received on the plurality of interconnected conduits and a grate member received on the frame member. The drainage system is installed directly under the eaves of the structure where gutters would typically be installed. Rain water and/or melted snow drips from the eaves and passes through openings between adjacent slats in the grate member into the plurality of interconnected conduits for passage therethrough to a pond or a storm sewer system. In this manner, the drainage system for the exterior of the structure does not require the use of gutters.
Claims5
A drainage system for a structure having a roof from which rain water and/or melted snow are to be conveyed comprising a plurality of interconnected conduit members, said conduit members being placed around the periphery of said structure and positioned under the eaves of said structures where gutters would ordinarily be placed and being substantially aligned with the outer edge of said roof, each conduit member having a bell-shaped configuration at one end thereof permitting the interconnection of said conduit members, said bell-shaped configuration at said one end of said each conduit member being continuously curved in the radial direction causing said bell-shaped configuration to be substantially semi-circular in cross-section, a frame member received over said plurality of said interconnected conduit members, a grate member supported by said frame member so as to be positioned above and spaced-apart from said plurality of said interconnected conduit members, and an outlet member connected to said plurality of said interconnected conduit members.
A drainage system comprising a plurality of interconnected conduit members, each conduit member having a bell-shaped configuration at one end thereof permitting the interconnection of said conduit members, a frame member received over said plurality of said interconnected conduit members, a grate member supported by said frame member so as to be positioned above said plurality of interconnected conduit members, an outlet member connected to said plurality of interconnected conduit members, and a deflector member attached to the roof of the structure from which rain water and/or melted snow are being conveyed and positioned adjacent a valley formed at the junction of two roof structures in the roof of said structure, said deflector member having a cylindrical tubular configuration.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.