Cover for a drainage arrangement and a method of producing such an arrangement
AssigneeACO Severin Ahlmann GmbH & Co. KG
InventorMichael Muller
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Abstract
The invention relates to a cover (1) for a drainage channel (2) to be installed in the ground to drain the surface of an area. The cover (1) comprises a substantially planar portion (3) which is constructed so as to cover an opening at the top of the drainage channel (2) and which comprises a projection (5) that extends upward from the planar portion (3). The projection (5) defines an inlet (7) through which the water that runs off from the surface to be drained can enter the drainage channel. In addition, the planar portion (3) defines comprises supplementary apertures (9) to receive water that has percolated down to its lower level.
Claims6
A drainage arrangement with a cover for a drainage channel installed in the ground to drain a surface of an area, comprising:
- a substantially planar portion constructed so as in use to be capable of covering an opening defined at the top of the drainage channel, the planar portion defining supplementary apertures to receive water that in use has percolated down, and
- a projection that extends upward substantially vertically from the planar portion and that defines an inlet through which water that rims off from the surface to be drained can enter the drainage channel, and
- a damp-proof sheet,
- wherein at least one edge region of the planar portion of the cover is covered by the damp-proof sheet that in use separates an upper pavement layer from a lower supporting layer of the area to be drained, and
- wherein the planar portion is substantially covered by the damp-proof sheet into which openings have been our such that the positions of the openings in the damn-proof sheet coincide with those of the apertures in the planar portion.
A method of producing a drainage arrangement with a cover for a drainage channel installed in the ground to drain a surface of an area, comprising:
- constructing a substantially planar portion capable of covering an opening defined at the top of the drainage channel, wherein the planar portion defines supplementary apertures to receive water that in use has percolated down,
- constructing a projection that extends upward substantially vertically from the planar portion and that defines an inlet through which water that runs off from the surface to be drained can enter the drainage channel, and
- covering at least one edge region of the planar portion by a damp-proof sheet that in use separates an upper pavement layer from a lower supporting layer of the area to be drained,
- wherein the damp-proof sheet is positioned after the cover has been set onto the drainage channel, and
- wherein after the damp-proof sheet has been put into place on the planar portion of the cover, openings are cut into the damp-proof sheet, the positions of which coincide with those of the apertures in the planar portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.