Downspout flow diverter
OwnerKenneth S. Kotanskyinventor
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Abstract
A downspout flow diverter for diverting water from a gutter downspout to an alternate location outside the downspout. A first embodiment of the downspout flow diverter comprising a diverter plate pivotally supported from a main body, and a sliding jacket disposed for sliding engagement with the main body, wherein the position of the diverter plate is responsive to the position of the sliding jacket. The first embodiment of the downspout flow diverter further comprising a seepage barrier, defining a drain void, for channeling water seepage from around the stowed diverter plate, back into the main body.
Claims20
A down-spout flow diverter for diverting water from a gutter system, through a down-spout, to a predetermined alternate location, the flow diverter comprising:
- a main body defining an interior passage through which water, from a down-spout, flows to a primary location, the main body having an aperture disposed to define an outlet from which the water can be redirected from the interior passage to a predetermined alternate location;
- a sliding jacket disposed for sliding engagement with the main body, the sliding jacket being movable from a first position covering the aperture, to a second adjacent position exposing the aperture to provide communication between the interior passage and the alternate location;
- a diverter plate pivotally supported by the main body;
- the diverter plate disposed to pivot from a stowed position where the diverter plate is disengaged from the flow of water through the interior passage, to a diverting position where a portion of the diverter plate extends into the interior passage to divert the flow of water from the interior passage, through the outlet, to a predetermined alternate location;
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- wherein the diverter plate pivots from the stowed position to the diverting position responsive to the sliding jacket being moved from the first position covering the aperture, to the second position exposing the aperture.
A method of making a down-spout flow diverter for diverting water collected from a gutter system to a predetermined alternate location, the method comprising the steps:
- forming a main body to define an interior passage through which collected water flows to a primary location, the main body having an aperture disposed to define an outlet from which collected water can be redirected from the interior passage to a predetermined alternate location;
- providing a sliding jacket disposed for sliding engagement with the main body, the sliding jacket being movable from a first position covering the aperture, to a second adjacent position exposing the aperture to provide communication between the interior passage and the alternate location;
- pivotally supporting a diverter plate from the main body;
- the diverter plate disposed to pivot from a stowed position where the diverter plate is disengaged from the flow of water through the interior passage, to a diverting position where a portion of the diverter plate extends into the interior passage to divert the flow of water from the interior passage, through the outlet, to a predetermined alternate location;
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- wherein the diverter plate is pivotal from the stowed position to the diverting position responsive to the sliding jacket being moved from the first position covering the aperture, to the second position exposing the aperture.
A down-spout flow diverter for diverting water from a gutter system, through a down-spout, to a predetermined alternate location, the flow diverter comprising:
- a main body defining an interior passage through which water, from a down-spout, flows to a primary location, the main body having an aperture disposed to define an outlet from which the water can be redirected from the interior passage to a predetermined alternate location;
- a sliding jacket disposed for sliding engagement with the main body, the sliding jacket being movable from a first position covering the aperture, to a second adjacent position exposing the aperture to provide communication between the interior passage and the alternate location;
- a diverter plate pivotally supported by the main body;
- the diverter plate disposed to pivot from a stowed position where the diverter plate is disengaged from the flow of water through the interior passage, to a diverting position where a portion of the diverter plate extends into the interior passage to divert the flow of water from the interior passage, through the outlet, to a predetermined alternate location;
- wherein the diverter plate pivots from the stowed position to the diverting position responsive to the sliding jacket being moved from the first position covering the aperture, to the second position exposing the aperture;
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- wherein the sliding jacket comprises an opening lobe that extends inward toward the interior passage, and the diverter plate comprises a concave groove disposed to receive the opening lobe when the sliding jacket is in the first position covering the aperture, wherein as the sliding jacket is moved from the first position covering the aperture, to the second position exposing the aperture, the opening lobe urges the diverter plate from the stowed position to the diverting position responsive to the opening lobe disengaging the concave groove.
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