Apparatus for diverting rainwater
AssigneeFiskars Brands, Inc.
InventorAndrew P. Block
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Abstract
An apparatus for diverting rainwater includes a body having a top portion, a bottom portion, and a central portion. A diverter is disposed within the central portion, and has a lower portion and an upper portion. The lower portion of the diverter, together with one or more walls of the body, defines a containment configured to capture rainwater that enters through the top portion. An opening in at least one of the walls of the body is configured to divert rainwater from the containment. The body also includes a bypass flow area extending through the central portion adjacent to, and separate from, the containment, where the bypass flow area has a cross-sectional area that is substantially equal to or greater than a cross sectional area of the top and bottom portions.
Claims7
In a rain gutter system having a downspout, the improvement comprising an apparatus for diverting rainwater, including:
- a body capable of being fluidically disposed within said downspout and having a top portion, a bottom portion, and a central portion;
- a diverter disposed within the central portion and having a lower portion and an upper portion, said upper portion comprising a plurality of alternating slots and fins arranged so that the fins at least partially overlap one another, the lower portion of the diverter, together with one or more walls of the body, defining a containment configured to capture rainwater that enters through the top portion, wherein the lower portion and the upper portion of the diverter are joined at a common edge to form a substantially V-shaped structure and wherein the body includes a bypass flow passage extending through the central portion adjacent to, and separate from, the containment, the bypass flow passage comprises a cross sectional area that is substantially equal to or greater than a cross sectional area of the top and bottom portions;
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- an opening disposed in at least one of the walls of the body and configured to divert rainwater from the containment.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.