Downspout for a gutter system with an integrated rainwater holding chamber
OwnerJeremy Deakins, Justin Bouknightinventors
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Abstract
A gutter downspout is provided and includes an integrated rainwater holding chamber for collecting and holding rainwater and also includes a bypass chamber. Rainwater collected by the gutter system is directed into the gutter downspout where at least a portion of the rainwater is directed into the rainwater holding chamber where it accumulates over time. When the rainwater holding chamber is filled, the additional rainwater directed into the gutter downspout is directed into a bypass chamber disposed adjacent the rainwater holding chamber. Rainwater flows through the bypass chamber and out the bottom of the gutter downspout.
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A gutter downspout for receiving and holding rainwater collected from a gutter system, comprising:
- an elongated outer housing having a surrounding wall, an upper end portion, and a lower end portion and wherein the elongated housing is adapted to connect to the gutter system and to extend downwardly therefrom;
- an inlet formed in the top portion of the gutter downspout and operative to receive rainwater from the gutter system;
- an outlet formed in the bottom portion of the gutter downspout for permitting rainwater to flow from the gutter downspout;
- an elongated integrated rainwater holding chamber formed inside the housing of the gutter downspout and wherein the rainwater holding chamber extends substantially along a length of the gutter downspout and includes an opening in a top portion thereof for permitting rainwater to flow from the inlet into the rainwater holding chamber;
- a valve formed in a lower portion of a rainwater holding chamber for controlling the flow of rainwater from the rainwater holding chamber;
- a rainwater bypass chamber formed adjacent the rainwater holding chamber and disposed inside the gutter downspout for permitting rainwater to flow through the bypass chamber and to bypass the rainwater holding chamber;
- a filter slot formed in the gutter downspout housing adjacent the opening in the rainwater holding chamber;
- a removable filter extending across the opening in the rainwater holding chamber for filtering debris from the rainwater passing into the rainwater holding chamber;
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- a filter handle attached to the filter and projecting therefrom through the filter slot to the exterior of the gutter downspout housing where the handle can be accessed.
A gutter downspout for receiving and holding rainwater collected from a gutter system, comprising:
- an elongated outer housing having a surrounding wall, an upper end portion, and a lower end portion and wherein the elongated housing is adapted to connect to the gutter system and to extend downwardly therefrom;
- an inlet formed in the top portion of the gutter downspout and operative to receive rainwater from the gutter system;
- an outlet formed in the bottom portion of the gutter downspout for permitting rainwater to flow from the gutter downspout;
- an elongated integrated rainwater holding chamber formed inside the housing of the gutter downspout and wherein the rainwater holding chamber extends substantially along a length of the gutter downspout and includes an opening in a top portion thereof for permitting rainwater to flow from the inlet into the rainwater holding chamber;
- an outlet formed in a lower portion of the rainwater holding chamber for directing rainwater from the rainwater holding chamber;
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- a rainwater bypass chamber formed adjacent the rainwater holding chamber and disposed inside the gutter downspout for permitting rainwater to flow through the bypass chamber and to bypass the rainwater holding chamber.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.