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US 9,752,313 B2Granted
Drainage channel for liquid relocation and liner therefor
AssigneeABT, Inc.
InventorThomas Simon
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention include a drainage channel comprising a first barrier for containment and a second barrier for containment. In one embodiment, the second barrier comprises a liner and a support. In a further embodiment, the support substantially secures at least a portion of the second barrier in the first barrier.
Claims20
A drainage channel comprising:
- a first barrier for containment;
- and
- a second barrier for containment comprising:
- a first spacer bar and a second spacer bar,
- a support, said support defining first and second end portions, said first and second end portions being biased toward a corresponding side of said first barrier, said first end portion being secured to said first spacer bar and said second end portion being secured to said second spacer bar, wherein said support substantially secures at least a portion of said second barrier in said first barrier, wherein said support is formed from a rigid or semi-rigid material, and
- a liner, said liner defining first and second portions, said first portion positioned around said first spacer bar and secured to itself, said second portion positioned around said second spacer bar and secured to itself, wherein said liner is formed from a flexible material.
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A method for constructing a drainage channel, the method comprising:
- forming a trench;
- placing a first barrier for containment at least partially in the trench;
- providing a second barrier, the second barrier comprising:
- a first spacer bar and a second spacer bar,
- a support for substantially securing the at least a portion of the second barrier in the first barrier, the support defining first and second end portions, the first end portion being secured to the first spacer bar and the second end portion being secured to the second spacer bar, wherein the support is formed from a rigid or semi-rigid material, and
- a liner, the liner defining first and second portions, the first portion positioned around the first spacer bar and secured to itself, the second portion positioned around the second spacer bar and secured to itself, wherein the liner is formed from a flexible material;
- and
- placing at least a portion of the second barrier for containment in the first barrier so that the first and second end portions of the support are biased toward a corresponding side of the first barrier.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.