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US 9,404,248 B1Granted
Sewage stopper systems
OwnerDelvin Marshall, Tremaine Dansburyinventors
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Abstract
A sewage backflow assembly of sewage stopper systems is a check valve designed to operate with low flows such as is found in sewage drain pipes. The check valve disc is light weight plastic and easily lifts when outgoing flow is present but closes when backflow occurs to prevent flooding of building structures. The device has an inlet pipe segment, a flapper housing with a flapper, and an outlet pipe segment. The sewage backflow assembly may be glued into a pipe using glue type slip couplers or may be installed using re-useable pipe clamps.
Claims20
A sewage backflow prevention system comprising:
- a sewage backflow assembly comprising;
- an inlet pipe segment having;
- a first end and a second end;
- an inlet-pipe-outer-periphery;
- and
- a flapper housing having;
- a top side;
- and
- a bottom side;
- a first opening having;
- a first-opening-inner-periphery;
- a second opening having;
- a second opening inner periphery;
- and
- a flapper comprising a flapper disc and a flapper hinge tab;
- an outlet pipe segment having;
- a proximate end and a distal end;
- and
- an-outlet-pipe-outer-periphery;
- wherein said sewage backflow assembly is able to be installed concentrically in line with a sewage drain pipe to prevent an unintended backflow of a sewage water into an interior of a building;
- wherein said second end of said inlet pipe segment is non-removably inserted into said first opening of said flapper housing, said inlet-pipe-outer-periphery frictionally contacting said first-opening-inner-periphery;
- wherein said first end of said inlet pipe segment is integral with said inlet pipe segment and said second end, said first end at an opposing end from said second end;
- wherein said top side of said flapper housing is oriented upwardly and opposite from said bottom side of said flapper housing, said top side and said bottom side being integral with each other and said first opening and said second opening of said flapper housing;
- wherein said flapper hinge tab and said flapper disc are integral, an outer circumference of said flapper disc transversely located within an inner diameter of said flapper housing;
- wherein said flapper hinge tab is frictionally and non-removably located between said inlet-pipe-outer-periphery of said inlet pipe segment and said first-opening-inner-periphery of said first opening of said flapper housing wherein said flapper hinge tab has a first face in contact with said inlet-pipe outer periphery and wherein said flapper hinge tab has a second face in contact with said first-opening inner periphery;
- wherein an outer periphery of said proximate end of said outlet pipe segment is non-removably inserted within said second-opening-inner-periphery of said flapper housing;
- wherein said distal end of said outlet pipe segment is at an opposite end from said proximate end;
- wherein said first end of said inlet pipe segment and said distal end of said outlet pipe segment are coupled inline to said sewage drain pipe such that a flowing said sewage water enters through said first end of said inlet pipe segment of said sewage backflow assembly and exits said through said distal end of said outlet pipe segment;
- and
- wherein said sewage backflow assembly is useful for installing in-line within said sewage drain pipe, said sewage backflow assembly able to prevent a backflow of said sewage water within said sewage drain pipe having said sewage backflow assembly.
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A sewage backflow prevention system comprising:
- a sewage backflow assembly comprising;
- an inlet pipe segment having;
- a first end and a second end;
- an inlet-pipe-outer-periphery;
- and
- a flapper housing having;
- a top side;
- and
- a bottom side;
- a first opening having;
- a first-opening-inner-periphery;
- a second opening having;
- a second opening inner periphery;
- and
- a flapper comprising a flapper disc and a flapper hinge tab;
- an outlet pipe segment having;
- a proximate end and a distal end;
- and
- an-outlet-pipe-outer-periphery;
- wherein said sewage backflow assembly is able to be installed concentrically in line with a sewage drain pipe to prevent an unintended backflow of a sewage water into an interior of a building;
- wherein said sewage backflow assembly is about 5 inches in diameter;
- wherein said sewage backflow assembly is about 14 inches in length;
- wherein said sewage backflow assembly is about 4 inches in width;
- wherein said second end of said inlet pipe segment is non-removably inserted into said first opening of said flapper housing, said inlet-pipe-outer-periphery frictionally contacting said first-opening-inner-periphery;
- wherein said inlet pipe segment and said outlet pipe segment each comprise a circular cross-section;
- wherein an exterior of said end of said flapper housing having said first opening comprises a flat said top side and a semi-circular said bottom side;
- wherein an exterior of said end of said flapper housing having said second opening comprises a flat said top side and semi-circular said bottom side;
- wherein a central portion of said flapper housing comprises a flat said bottom side and a flat said top side;
- wherein said first end of said inlet pipe segment is integral with said inlet pipe segment and said second end, said first end at an opposing end from said second end;
- wherein said top side of said flapper housing is oriented upwardly and opposite from said bottom side of said flapper housing, said top side and said bottom side being integral with each other and with said first opening and said second opening of said flapper housing;
- wherein a central portion of said flapper housing comprises a u-shaped cross-section;
- wherein said flapper hinge tab and said flapper disc are integral, an outer circumference of said flapper disc transversely located within an inner diameter of said flapper housing;
- wherein said flapper is easily and rotatably-lifted via a flowing said sewage water from an inlet end toward an out end to open a cylindrical channel to allow said sewage water to flow through said sewage backflow assembly;
- wherein said flapper hinge tab of said flapper comprises a hinge portion, said hinge portion being flexible and allowing said flapper disc to rotate in relation to said flapper hinge tab;
- wherein said outer circumference of said flapper disc is able to rotate freely and upwardly within an inside volume of said flapper housing;
- wherein said flapper disc comprises a second contact face and said second end of said inlet pipe segment comprises a first contact face, said second contact face hingedly rotates downwardly to contact-seal said first contact face;
- wherein said first contact face of said inlet pipe segment and said second contact face of said flapper disc are parallel planar in a sealed position and non-parallel planar in a non-sealed position;
- wherein said flapper hinge tab is frictionally and non-removably located between said inlet-pipe-outer-periphery of said inlet pipe segment and said first-opening-inner-periphery of said first opening of said flapper housing wherein said flapper hinge tab has a first face in contact with said inlet-pipe outer periphery and wherein said flapper hinge tab has a second face in contact with said first-opening inner periphery;
- wherein an outer periphery of said proximate end of said outlet pipe segment is non-removably inserted within said second-opening-inner-periphery of said flapper housing;
- wherein said distal end of said outlet pipe segment is at an opposite end from said proximate end;
- wherein said first end of said inlet pipe segment and said distal end of said outlet pipe segment are coupled inline to said sewage drain pipe such that a flowing said sewage water enters through said first end of said inlet pipe segment of said sewage backflow assembly and exits said through said distal end of said outlet pipe segment;
- wherein said sewage backflow assembly is able to be adhesively and non-removably inserted into said sewage drain pipe;
- wherein said sewage backflow assembly comprises PVC plastic;
- wherein said sewage backflow assembly comprises ABS plastic;
- wherein said sewage backflow assembly is able to be removably coupled within said sewage drain pipe using re-usable pipe couplers;
- and
- wherein said sewage backflow assembly is useful for installing in-line within said sewage drain pipe, said sewage backflow assembly able to prevent a backflow of said sewage water within said sewage drain pipe having said sewage backflow assembly.
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